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Ethnic Diversity, Political Participation And Representation: A Theoretical Framework / Karen Bird, Thomas Saalfeld And Andreas M. Wüst -- Voter Turnout Among Immigrants And Visible Minorities In Comparative Perspective -- Party Choices Among Immigrants And Visible Minorities In Comparative Perspective -- New Citizens, New Candidates? Candidate Selection And The Mobilization Of Immigrant Voters In German Elections / Sara Claro Da Fonseca -- Minority Representation In Norway: Success At The Local Level: Failure At The National Level / Johannes Bergh And Tor Bjorklund -- Ethnic Inclusion Or Exclusion In Representation? Local Candidate Selection In Sweden / Maritta Soininen -- Yes They Can: An Experimental Approach To The Eligibility Of Ethnic Minority Candidates In France / Sylvain Brouard And Vincent Tiberj -- Minority Representation In The Us Congress / Jason P. Casellas And David L. Leal -- Patterns Of Substantive Representation Among Visible Minority Mps: Evidence From Canada's House Of Commons / Karen Bird -- Presence And Behaviour; Black And Minority Ethnic Mps In The British House Of Commons / Thomas Saalfeld And Kalliopi Kyriakopoulou -- Migrants As Parliamentary Actors In Germany / Andreas M. Wüst -- Towards A Strategic Model Of Minority Participation And Representation / Thomas Salalfeld, Andreas M. Wüst And Karen Bird. Edited By Karen Bird, Thomas Saalfeld And Andreas M. Wüst. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This volume investigates the mechanisms through which ethnic minorities and immigrant populations achieve political representation within the institutional frameworks of contemporary liberal democracies. The editors, Karen Bird, Thomas Saalfeld, and Andreas M. Wüst, assemble a collection of comparative studies that analyze the intersection of voter behavior, party candidate selection processes, and parliamentary performance. By synthesizing empirical data from diverse national contexts, the authors construct a strategic model to explain the varying degrees of political inclusion and exclusion observed across different electoral systems.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this work as a rigorous comparative study that provides essential data for scholars of legislative behavior and ethnic politics. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the utility of the country-specific case studies for understanding broader democratic trends.
Page Count:
304
Publication Date:
2010-01-01
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0203843606
ISBN-13:
9780203843604
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