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

Appendix B: List of Issue-Area Categories

131 Appendix B: List of Issue-Area Categories The author asked each respondent the following question: “Over the last several years, what issues have been of greatest concern to African Americans /Latinos in city X?” Respondents provided a variety of answers to this open-ended question. The author grouped these answers into larger categories . For example, various respondents said that housing, disparity, or gentrification were the issues of greatest concern to African Americans and Latinos. The author grouped these individual responses into one housing category. He concluded that white and African American leaders gave the same response if one said displacement and the other said gentrification because both answers fall under housing. He presents each interviewee’s response under the general category. In the education category, for instance, respondents said that education, busing, magnet schools, or school safety made up the issues of greatest concern to African Americans and Latinos. Each of these specific responses fall under the education category. Housing housing displacement gentrification Jobs, Economy, Economic Development jobs economic development economy unemployment job training economic competition 132 Appendix A: List of Interview Questions government jobs economic stability cost of living money survival stability of investment Education education busing magnet schools school safety Public Safety, Crime, Police crime stable life police community relations police protection drugs violence discrimination by police kid’s safety Quality of Life, Service Provision quality of life service provision street clean-up trash pickup clean up the South End parks roads better government infrastructure streets street plowed traffic Appendix B: List of Issue-Area Categories 133 recreation character of streets recreation and culture potholes fire prevention noise transportation Inclusion, Equality equal opportunity recognition inclusion lack of attention do not receive just due equal chance part of decision-making process no attention involvement justice control over community full involvement equality lack of connection sense of fair play lack of control accountability perception of us vs. them lack of opportunity stronger voice feel like second-class citizens no one takes us seriously Representation representation aldermen by district lack of representation form of government 134 Appendix A: List of Interview Questions Taxes property tax reform property taxes water usage fees revaluation Environment environment asphalt plants pollution Phoenix soil company Image blight neighborhoods clean neighborhoods construction aesthetics beauty of city rebirth of city redevelopment of neighborhoods appearance of city revitalization of south end Internal Concerns leadership no identity active participation credibility position where are we going? family get residents involved grow own politicians church Appendix B: List of Issue-Area Categories 135 division frightened of politics distrust of government concerns not related to politics more voting power disunity disenfranchisement Future, Youth youth does city want me? territorial permanence offerings for children improve child’s life Culture language barrier bilingual education cultural differences Immigration immigration illegal immigration Health Care health care child care day care ...