Nowhere to run : race, gender, and immigration in American elections /

Nowhere to Run introduces the intersectional model of electoral opportunity, which argues that descriptive representation in elections is shaped by intersecting processes related to race and gender. Drawing on an original dataset encompassing nearly every state legislative general election from 1996...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Phillips, Christian Dyogi (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, [2021]
Subjects:	Elections > United States. Race. Sex. Emigration and immigration. Racial Groups Sexual Behavior Emigration and Immigration Sexualité. Émigration et immigration. sexuality. race (group of people) Campaigns & Elections. Political Process. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Comparative Politics. Gender Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE. Elections Emigration and immigration Race Sex United States Women. Gender identity. Gender. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Introduction
Empirical strategies for intersectional research
Candidacy in contexts
Demographics are (Men's) destiny
The rest of the pie: Partisanship and race-gendered opportunities in predominantly white districts
If not here, then where?: Constrained opportunities for immigrant representation in Los Angeles County
She came out of nowhere: Elite networks and candidate emergence in Los Angeles
Conclusion The future of candidacy and representation in American state legislatures.