Electoral Politics Is Not Enough: Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Urban Politics

Electoral Politics Is Not Enough

Electoral Politics Is Not Enough Electoral Politics Is Not Enough Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Urban Politics Peter F. Burns State University of New York Press Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2006 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without written permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press, 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2384 Production by Michael Haggett Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Burns, Peter F. Electoral politics is not enough : racial and ethnic minorities and urban politics / Peter F. Burns. p. cm. — (SUNY series in African American studies) (SUNY series in urban public policy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7914-6653-1 (hardcopy : alk. paper) 1. African Americans—Suffrage. 2. Hispanic Americans—Suffrage. 3. Political participation—United States. 4. Minorities— United States—Political activity. 5. Proportional representation—United States. 6. Representative government and representation—United States. 7. Local government— United States. 8. Sociology, Urban—United States I. Title II. Series. III. SUNY series on urban public policy. JK1924.B87 20f06 324'.089'00973—dc22 2005006836 ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6653-7 (hardcopy : alk. paper) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...