Exploring the impact of black political representation, this book delves into its effects on the white community, offering a pioneering analysis of racial dynamics in politics. It examines how changes in representation influence perceptions, interactions, and social structures, providing valuable insights into the complexities of race relations and governance. This work contributes to the understanding of political representation's broader implications for society.
This Element examines just how much the public knows about some of America's
most stigmatized social groups, who comprise 40.3% of the population, and
evaluates whether misinformation matters for policy attitudes and candidate
support.
Dangerously Divided is for scholars, lay readers, journalists, and policy
makers who are interested in American politics, race and ethnicity, class and
inequality, US elections, representation, partisanship, and polarization. It
is essential reading for understanding the underlying contours of contemporary
American politics.
The book explores how low and uneven voter turnout negatively impacts racial and ethnic minorities, highlighting the systemic disadvantages they face in the electoral process. It offers a practical and cost-effective solution aimed at increasing participation among these groups, emphasizing the importance of equitable representation in democracy.
White Backlash provides an authoritative assessment of how immigration is reshaping the politics of the nation. Using an array of data and analysis, Marisa Abrajano and Zoltan Hajnal show that fears about immigration fundamentally influence white Americans' core political identities, policy preferences, and electoral choices, and that these concerns are at the heart of a large-scale defection of whites from the Democratic to the Republican Party. Abrajano and Hajnal demonstrate that this political backlash has disquieting implications for the future of race relations in America. White Americans' concerns about Latinos and immigration have led to support for policies that are less generous and more punitive and that conflict with the preferences of much of the immigrant population. America's growing racial and ethnic diversity is leading to a greater racial divide in politics. As whites move to the right of the political spectrum, racial and ethnic minorities generally support the left. Racial divisions in partisanship and voting, as the authors indicate, now outweigh divisions by class, age, gender, and other demographic measures. White Backlash raises critical questions and concerns about how political beliefs and future elections will change the fate of America's immigrants and minorities, and their relationship with the rest of the nation.
