Gaining Voice
The Causes and Consequences of Black Representation in the American States
Scholars studying the causes and consequences of political representation, particularly in terms of gender and race, often turn to a concept called descriptive representation. Descriptive representation tells us the degree to which elected officials resemble their constituents, and whether such a resemblance has a bearing on the way they legislate. In other words, do people vote for candidates of their same racial/ethnic background or gender? If they do, does this affect the type of policies an elected official pursues? Further, if citizens see people who look like them in office, does it have an effect on their political attitudes and parti…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-093357-9
- EAN: 9780190933579
- Produktnummer: 31778957
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 240 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 8'779 KB
Über den Autor
Christopher J. Clark is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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