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03471aam a2200433 a 4500 001 235CE5465F4A11E0A44B18966AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20110405010051 008 100820s2011 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2010035788 020 $a 1107003512 020 $a 9781107003514 020 $a 0521177014 (pbk.) 020 $a 9780521177016 (pbk.) 035 $a (OCoLC)657270956 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d CDX $d BWX $d OCLCQ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a JK1021 $b .G76 2011 050 00 $a JK1021 $b .G76 2011 100 1 $a Grose, Christian R. 245 1 $a Congress in black and white : $b race and representation in Washington and at home / $c Christian R. Grose. 260 $a Cambridge ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2011. 300 $a xiv, 242 p. : $b ill. ; $c 22 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-230) and index. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: 1. African-American legislators, African-American districts, or democrats?; 2. A unified theory of African-American representation in Congress; 3. The "hollow hope" of civil rights change in the US House; 4. Location, location, location: delivering constituency service to African-Americans; 5. Constituency service in the district: connecting black legislators, black staff, and black voters; 6. Bringing home the bacon: delivering federal "pork" to African-Americans; 7. The future of racial redistricting: black decisive districts. 520 $a "Race matters in Congress. This book argues that although electing black legislators yields meaningful outcomes in the lives of African-American voters in the United States, drawing affirmative action districts does not impact policy outcomes for black constituents"-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 $a "The symbolic importance of Barack Obama's election is without question. But beyond symbolism, does the election of African-American politicians matter? Grose argues that it does and presents a unified theory of representation. Electing African-American legislators yields more federal dollars and congressional attention directed toward African-American voters. However, race and affirmative action gerrymandering have no impact on public policy passed in Congress. Grose is the first to examine a natural experiment and exceptional moment in history in which black legislators - especially in the U.S. South - represented districts with a majority of white constituents. This is the first systematic examination of the effect of a legislator's race above and beyond the effect of constituency racial characteristics. Grose offers policy prescriptions, including the suggestion that voting rights advocates, the courts, and redistricters draw "black decisive districts," electorally competitive districts that are likely to elect African Americans"-- $c Provided by publisher. 610 10 $a United States. $b Congress $x Membership. 650 0 $a African American legislators. 650 0 $a Gerrymandering $z United States. 650 0 $a African Americans $x Government policy. 650 0 $a Civil rights $x Government policy $z United States. 650 0 $a Representative government and representation $z United States. 941 $a 2 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825082151.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20110405011109.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=235CE5465F4A11E0A44B18966AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search