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

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185 Index Note: The letter f following a page number denotes a figure. The letter t following a page number denotes a table. Action for Bridgeport Community Development (ABCD), 37 Aetna Life and Casualty, 29–30, 30 African Americans in Bridgeport. See under Bridgeport , Connecticut in Hartford. See under Hartford, Connecticut in Stamford. See under Stamford, Connecticut in Waterbury. See under Waterbury, Connecticut African American interests awareness of, by white leaders, 41– 46, 45f African American resources and, 51–53, 53f across Bridgeport, Waterbury, Stamford, and Hartford, 43–45, 44f within Bridgeport, 45, 45f descriptive representation and, 48, 48f explanations for, 46–53 within Hartford, 45, 45f measurement of, 41–43 political party competition and, 49, 49f size of the minority electorate and, 46–47, 47f socioeconomic status and, 50– 51, 50f within Stamford, 45, 45f within Waterbury, 45, 45f identification of, by white leaders African American leaders’ perceptions of, 54–55, 56f across Bridgeport, Waterbury, Stamford, and Hartford, 54, 55f within Bridgeport 59–60, 60f within Waterbury, 61–62, 61f responsiveness to, in education policy, 71–82 responsiveness to, in public safety policy, 82–90 African Americans and Latinos. See racial and ethnic minorities Archdiocese of Bridgeport, 29 Aspira, 76 Asylum Hill (section of Hartford), 39 Bailey, John, M., 30 chair of Democratic National Committee, 30 Battalla, Cesar, 17, 18 Bergin, Edward D., Sr. (Waterbury mayor), 20 186 Index Bergin, Edward D. “Mike,” Jr. (son; Waterbury mayor), 19, 20 and faction within Waterbury Democratic Party, and, 20–21 Bergin family dominance of, in Waterbury politics, 20 Bissinger, Buzz, 108–109 Blue Hills (section of Hartford), 39 Bridgeport, Connecticut, 7, 11, 14–18 African Americans in, 16–17 African American electoral success in, 16–17 African American migration to, 16 asphalt plants and, 99–100 changes over time in, 14–15 corruption in, 16 deficits in, 15, 15–16 deindustrialization and, 14 East End section of 37, 98, 99100 , 117 East Side section of, 98, 100-101 economy in, 14 education policy in, 71–77 Enterprise Community in, 97–98 Hollow section of, 37, 101, 103 Latinos in, 17 location of, 12f, 14 Mount Trashmore, 96–97 neighborhood groups in, 98–106 nonreform government in, 11–13 public safety policy in, 82–85, 90– 92 Puerto Ricans in, 67–68, 158n74 Puerto Rican migration to, 17 racial and ethnic minorities in, 11– 12 racial and ethnic relations in, 17– 18 socioeconomic status of citizenry in, 14 strong political tradition in, 13 politics in, 15–16 unrepresentative city council districts in, 95–96 white-majority rule in, 13 See also Bridgeport, Waterbury, Stamford, and Hartford Bridgeport Police Department, 17 Citizen Police Academy and, 83 community policing and, 64, 82– 85, 117 racial and ethnic minorities and, 17, 82–85 Bridgeport, Waterbury, Stamford, and Hartford comparison of African American and Latino resources in, 37–40 comparison of African American and Latino representation on the city council in, 32–33, 33t comparison of political party competition in, 33–34, 34t comparison of the size of the minority voting-age population in, 32 comparison of socioeconomic status of, 34–36, 35t, 36t variation among, 32–40 Browning, Rufus, P., vii, 3, 6, 7, 13, 64, 108, 111, 112 Buracker Report, 89 Button, James W., vii, 3, 13 Bucci, Thomas (Bridgeport mayor), 15 Carbone, Nicholas “Nick,” 30, 31 Caruso, Christopher (state representative , Bridgeport), 101 Chemical Abuse Services Agency (CASA, Bridgeport), 37 Civil Rights Movement unconventional resources and, 64, 65–66 Clark, James G., 15 Clay Hill (section of Hartford), 39 conventional channels of representation, 41 African American leaders’ perceptions of how white identify their interests and, 54– 55, 56f defined, 151n3, 161n7 Index 187 Latino leaders’ perceptions of how white identify their interests and, 58f unconventional channels and interplay between, 64–65 white leaders’ awareness of African American interests, and, 55, 55f white leaders’ awareness of Latino interests, and, 55–56, 57f See also extra-electoral channels of representation community groups responsiveness to racial and ethnic minority interests, and 91–92, 98–106, 105f struggles of, in Bridgeport, 99 See also unconventional channels of representation community policing, 164–165n28, 165n40 in Bridgeport, 82–85 in Hartford, 88–90 implementation of, 165n37 in Stamford, 87 in Waterbury, 85–87 comparative analysis utility of, 8 Coombs, Philip, 69 Cruz, Jose, viii, 5 Dahl, Robert, 3 democracy, representative, 1, 41 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 25, 97 Dobelle, Evan S. (president, Trinity College, Hartford...