Political participation of ethnic minorities in the 1980s

Uhlaner, Carole Jean; Cain, Bruce E.; Kiewiet, D. Roderick

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“…In general, however, research (centered almost exclusively in California) has shown that Asian-Americans participate at lower levels than other minority groups (Wong 1986;Lien 1997). This finding persists even when the socioeconomic status (SES) of the voter, a standard predictor of participation in national and local politics (Verba and Nie 1972;Oliver 1999), is controlled (Uhlaner, Cain, and Kiewiet 1989;Lien 1994).…”

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“…First, we examine the political behavior of an ethnic group that, until now, has received very little attention in the participation literature (for exceptions, see Uhlaner, Cain, and Kiewiet 1989;Cain, Kiewiet, and Uhlaner 1991;Lien 1997). Second, we examine Asian-American participation at the municipal level, where party organizations exerted strong influence over patterns of ethnic participation (Dahl 1961).…”

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Asian-Americans, Political Organizations, and Participation in Chicago Electoral Precincts

Pelissero

Krebs

Jenkins

2000

Urban Affairs Review

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Precinct-level data for voter registration and turnout in Chicago elections are used to assess the impact of the Asian population and party organization on political participation during the 1990s. Controlling for the effects of newer immigration, mobility, and socioeconomic status, the authors learn that larger Asian-American populations are associated with higher voter registration. Voter turnout is negatively affected in areas of higher Asian populations but attenuates when independent precincts are examined separately from machine-style precincts. This suggests that registration may be encouraged in Asian areas, but voting appears to be negatively affected by political party organizations.

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Asian-Americans, Political Organizations, and Participation in Chicago Electoral Precincts

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Krebs

Jenkins

2000

Urban Affairs Review

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“…In other words, we regard participation as being 'a form of action ' (Parry et al, 1992, p. 16). While the topic of political participation has attracted considerable attention in political science, particular studies were also devoted to investigating minorities and immigrants' political participation in countries (Bird et al, 2011;Leal, 2002;Martiniello, 2005;Mollenkopf et al, 2001;Uhlaner et al, 1989). In addition to these studies, there are increasing efforts to examine the political activities of Gypsy groups (Barany, 2001;Brown et al, 2003;Kovats, 2000;McGarry, 2010).…”

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Active or Token Participation?: Hopes and Hinderances Before Roma Face Political Ambitions (Akti̇f Ya Da Semboli̇k Katilim?: Romanlarin Si̇yasal İstekleri̇ne Yöneli̇k Umutlar Ve Engeller)

Utku

Yazgan²

2016

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Abstract:Until recently, Roma people in Turkey and their political demands have been largely neglected. This group of people did not have any political representation through which to raise their voices or any kind of political will to change the discriminative clauses in Turkish legislations. However, since the accession negotiation process to the EU started, there has been a limited but important awakening in the consideration of Roma people in Turkey. In this regard, the most important step was the election of the first ever Roma MP in the history of the Turkish Republic. However, it is still possible to see limited political participation by the Roma in Turkey. Based on interview data in a qualitative framework, this paper will question the background of the limited political participation of Roma people. The interviews are conducted in one of the Turkish cities which is populated by a significant number of Roma: Edirne. This paper will address the hindrances to their active political participation, the sources of these hindrances and how Roma people have perceived recent developments. Drawing on the literature on political participation by minority groups, this study argues that although there has been visible political engagement by Roma groups, two important barriers affect their active participation. The joint effects of discriminative attitudes and internal dividedness weaken the Roma people's power to influence politics. All in all, participation by Roma people remains limited and is symbolic rather than being influential and active. Keywords: Roma Groups, Political Participation, Edirne. Abstract: Until recently, Roma people in Turkey and their political demands have been largely neglected. This group of people did not have any political representation through which to raise their voices or any kind of political will to change the discriminative clauses in Turkish legislations. However, since the accession negotiation process to the EU started, there has been a limited but important awakening in the consideration of Roma people in Turkey. In this regard, the most important step was the election of the first ever Roma MP in the history of the Turkish Republic. However, it is still possible to see limited political participation by the Roma in Turkey. Based on interview data in a qualitative framework, this paper will question the background of the limited political participation of Roma people. The interviews are conducted in one of the Turkish cities which is populated by a significant number of Roma: Edirne. This paper will address the hindrances to their active political participation, the sources of these hindrances and how Roma people have perceived recent developments. Drawing on the literature on political participation by minority groups, this study argues that although there has been visible political engagement by Roma groups, two important barriers affect their active participation. The joint effects of discriminative attitudes and internal dividedness weaken the Roma people's power to influ...

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“…Although some studies have found that group consciousness is associated with participation for blacks, women and the poor (e.g., Wilson and Gomez, 1990;Miller et al, 1981), group identity is not consistently related to participation when estimated separately for other ethnic groups (e.g., Lien, 1994;Uhlaner et al, 1989).…”

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“…These effects can be thought of as coming together in places where micro (localized) and macro (wide-ranging) processes of social structuration are 84 Leighley and Vedlitz (1999), Verba et al, (1995) and Uhlaner et al (1989) are notable exceptions.…”

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Placing Immigrant Incorporation: Identity, Trust, and Civic Engagement in Little Havana

Gioioso¹

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Findings reveal that overall Latin American immigrants and their American-born offspring appear to be becoming American with regard to their ethnic and racial identities vi quickly, evidenced through the salience and active employment of panethnic labels, while at the same time they are actively reshaping the identificational structure. The Latino population, however, is not monolithic and is cleaved by diversity within the group, including country of origin and socioeconomic status. These same factors impede group cohesion in terms of trust and its correlate, community. Nevertheless, the historically dominant ancestry group in Little Havana -Cubans -has been able to reach notable levels of trust and build and conserve a more solid sense of community than non-Cuban residents. With respect to civic engagement, neighborhood residents generally participate at rates lower than the overall US population and ethnic subpopulations. This is not the case for political engagement, however, where self-reported voting registration and turnout in Little Havana surpasses that of most benchmarked populations. The empirical evidence presented in this dissertation on the case of Latinos in Little Havana challenges the ways that identity, trust, and civic engagement are conceptualized and theorized, especially among immigrants to the US.

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Political participation of ethnic minorities in the 1980s

Cited by 192 publications

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Asian-Americans, Political Organizations, and Participation in Chicago Electoral Precincts

Asian-Americans, Political Organizations, and Participation in Chicago Electoral Precincts

Active or Token Participation?: Hopes and Hinderances Before Roma Face Political Ambitions (Akti̇f Ya Da Semboli̇k Katilim?: Romanlarin Si̇yasal İstekleri̇ne Yöneli̇k Umutlar Ve Engeller)

Placing Immigrant Incorporation: Identity, Trust, and Civic Engagement in Little Havana

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