Political Science

NEW TO THIS EDITION

• NEW - Discusses the impact of the new “Motor Voter” and welfare reform laws on the Black community and its politics.

• NEW - Offers new materials on Black Political participation and voting behavior, e.g., who votes in the Black community; the role of race, class, and gender in Black politics; the role of the economy in shaping the Black vote; the Black evaluations of their representatives in Congress.

• NEW - Comments on the changing nature and structure of African-American participation and influence in Congress and the Presidency: e.g., the Congressional Black Caucus and the overall relative role and participation of Blacks in congress and in the Clinton Presidency and Administration.

• NEW - Provides first published treatment of Black political opinions and behavior obtained in a national telephone survey of twelve hundred African Americans conducted by Katherine Tate during the 1996 elections.

• Offers a systematic, theoretical, and structural framework for more accurate appraisal of the relative nature and influence of governing institutions and of past, present, and recurring developments on African-American and American Politics generally.

• Discusses African—American politics at the state and local level, e.g., the relative nature and influence of Black elected officials, and political participation and development in the Black Belt of the South.

• Examines challenges and policies with regard to race-specific remedies for alleviating the impact of past race discrimination; e.g., majority-minority electoral districts, and affirmative action.

• Features a special chapter offering the authors' insights and perspectives on current and recurring issues:

  • The rise of the Black conservatives and implications for Black political development.

  • Two African-American Supreme Court Justices — Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas.

  • Assaults on the Voting Rights Act and other race—specific remedies.

• Discusses the impact of the new “Motor Voter” and welfare reform laws on the Black community and its politics.

• Offers new materials on Black Political participation and voting behavior, e.g., who votes in the Black community; the role of race, class, and gender in Black politics; the role of the economy in shaping the Black vote; the Black evaluations of their representatives in Congress.

• Comments on the changing nature and structure of African-American participation and influence in Congress and the Presidency: e.g., the Congressional Black Caucus and the overall relative role and participation of Blacks in congress and in the Clinton Presidency and Administration.

• Provides first published treatment of Black political opinions and behavior obtained in a national telephone survey of twelve hundred African Americans conducted by Katherine Tate during the 1996 elections.

 1. Black America and the Political System: The Politics of Uncertainty.


 2. The Nature of the Problem.


 3. The Nature of the System.


 4. The Quest for Political Power.


 5. The Supreme Court and the Politics of Uncertainty.


 6. Courts, Judges, and the Interaction of Law and Politics.


 7. Change through Politics: Interest Groups.


 8. Change through Politics: Political Parties.


 9. Black Voters and Electoral Politics.


10. African Americans and the Congressional Arena.


11. The Presidency and the Policy Process: The “Poverty” of Black Politics.


12. The Authors Speak Out.


Index.

African-American History  (Race and Ethnic Studies)
Introduction to African-American Studies  (Race and Ethnic Studies)
Minority Group Politics  (American Government and Politics)

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