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Minorities and Representation in American Politics is the first book of its kind to examine underrepresented minorities with a framework based on four types of representation?descriptive, formalistic, symbolic, and substantive. Through this lens, author Rebekah Herrick looks at race, ethnic, gender, and sexual minorities not in isolation but synthesized within every chapter. This enables readers to better recognize both the similarities and differences of groups? underrepresentation. Herrick also applies her unique and constructive approach to intergroup cooperation and intersectionality, highlighting the impact that groups can have on one another.

The emergence of a movement for sexual minorities and its opposition in the United States -- Political theory -- Social movements, electoral politics, and public opinion -- Courts and the LGBT rights movement -- Public policies -- The transgender and intersex movements, law, and policy -- Global developments

Situating ethnic minorities in post-socialist Southeastern Europe : an introduction / Marko Valenta & Sabrina P. Ramet -- Ethnic politics in post-socialist Southeastern Europe : an overview / Janusz Bugajski -- Social distance toward ethnic minorities in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Kosovo : a comparative analysis / Zan Strabac & Marko Valenta -- Ethnic minority parties of Romania / Aurel Braun -- Albanian political parties in Macedonia / Zachary T. Irwin -- The organization and political position of Serbs in Croatia / Filip Skiljan -- For the love of homeland : Croat ethnic party politics in Bosnia-Herzegovina / Jelena Subotic -- Ethnic minority parties in Montenegro : from marginalisation to integration / Kenneth Morrison -- The Movement for Rights and Freedoms in Bulgaria : beyond the ethnic vote / Maria Spirova -- Bosniak politics in Serbia : the struggle for recognition, emancipation, and historical revisionism / Aleksander Zdrdavkovski -- Hungarian society in Romania : political project and practical reality / Irina Culic, Milan Mesic & Dragan Bagic -- Nationalizing citizenship : the case of unrecognized ethnic minorities in Slovenia / Mojca Pajnik -- Ethnic boundaries and the position of minority groups in Croatian Istria / Marko Valenta, S. Gregurovic and Zan Strabac -- Ethnic boundaries and politics in Kosovo / Fred Cocozzelli -- Afterword : a few thoughts about autonomy and separatism / Sabrina P. Ramet

Southeast European politics cannot be understood without taking ethnic minorities into account. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the politics of ethnic minorities, examining both their political parties and issues of social distance, migration, and ethnic boundaries, as well as issues related to citizenship and integration. Coverage includes detailed analyses of Hungarian minority parties in Romania, Albanian minority parties in Macedonia, Serb minority parties in Croatia, Bosniak minority parties in Serbia, and various minority parties in Montenegro, as well as the Movement for Rights and Freedoms, a largely Turkish party, in Bulgaria.

Intro -- Electoral PoliticsIs Not Enough -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- 1. Representation of Minority Interests -- 2. Variation among the Northeastern Cities -- 3. Awareness of African American and Latino Policy Preferences -- 4. Responsiveness to African American and Latino Interests -- 5. How African Americans and Latinos Gain Policy Responsiveness -- 6. Urban Regime Theory and the Representation of Minority Interests -- Appendix A: List of Interview Questions -- Appendix B: List of Issue-Area Categories -- Appendix C: List of Interviews -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

This book examines immigration and settlement patterns in Britain and at the civic position of ethnic minorities by outlining the development of race relations in the political context. It analyses the numbers, turnout patterns, voting behaviour and attitudes of the ethnic minorities to the political process and of the political parties to these minorities. In conclusion the author argues that the positive involvement of ethnic minorities in the political process, and in all aspects of British public life, is the genuine, long-term solution both to racial disadvantage and discrimination at.