Gaining Voice: The Causes and Consequences of Black Representation in the American States

by Christopher J Clark and Christopher J. Clark

Scholars studying the causes and consequences of political representation, particularly in terms of gender and race, often turn to a concept called descriptive representation. Descriptive representation tells us the degree to which elected officials resemble their constituents, and whether such a resemblance has a bearing on the way they legislate. In other words, do people vote for candidates of their same racial/ethnic background or gender? If they...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190933569
• ISBN13: 9780190933562
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"