Description
Cutting-edge research on the intersection of race, gender, and politics
Traditionally, there has been a significant lack of empirical attention given to the ways in which race/ethnicity, gender, and political representation overlap. Intersectionality and Politics is the groundbreaking collection of contemporary research and essays that applies the concept of intersectionality specifically to descriptive and substantive representation by African-American, Latino/a, and Asian-American elected officials. This unique compilation looks at numerous states and focuses on multiple racial/ethnic groups to demonstrate the importance of this theory for understanding the political leadership of people of color and women.
Intersectionality and Politics is the wide-ranging text that is both informative overview and thought-provoking analysis of a subject that has received little practical study. Articles in this important text cover a expansive gamut—from women of color as elected officials and the changing face of leadership in America today to an exploration of the growing interest in intersectionality and a look toward the potential of future research—making it a useful and comprehensive one-stop resource.
Contributors to Intersectionality and Politics explore critical topics such as:
- the contours and context of descriptive representation with a focus on women of color
- the puzzle of women of color’s proportionately higher percentage of office holding in state legislatures
- agenda-setting behavior of African-American female state legislators
- the impact of race and gender on the likelihood of legislative bill submission and passage
- patterns of gendered representation and related legislative advocacy within Latino delegations in the Southwest
- new findings on the Latino/a gender gap
- the public policy implications of intersectionality theory
- and many more!
Table of Contents
- Introduction (Carol Hardy-Fanta)
- THE CONTOURS AND CONTEXT OF DESCRIPTIVE REPRESENTATION
- Gender, Race, and Descriptive Representation in the United States: Findings from the Gender and Multicultural Leadership Project (Carol Hardy-Fanta, Pei-te Lien, Dianne M. Pinderhughes, and Christine Marie Sierra)
- Women of Color in State Legislatures: Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Legislative Office Holding (Becki Scola)
- SUBSTANTIVE IMPACT OF THE CHANGING FACE OF ELECTED OFFICIALS
- Agenda Setting and African-American Women in State Legislatures (Kathleen A. Bratton, Kerry L. Haynie, and Beth Reingold)
- Race and Gender Matter: Refining Models of Legislative Policy Making in State Legislatures (Byron D’Andrá Orey, Wendy Smooth, with Kimberly S. Adams and Kisha Harris-Clark)
- Gender and Ethnicity: Patterns of Electoral Success and Legislative Advocacy Among Latina and Latino State Officials in Four States (Luis Ricardo Fraga, Linda Lopez, Valerie Martinez-Ebers, and Ricardo Ramírez)
- A Second Look: Is There a Latina/o Gender Gap? (Lisa García Bedolla, Jessica L. Lavariega Monforti, and Adrian D. Pantoja)
- INTERSECTIONALITY: POLITICAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
- Envisioning the Possibilities for a Good Life: Exploring the Public Policy Implications of Intersectionality Theory (Tiffany Manuel)
- Commentary: The Practice and Functioning of Intersectionality and Politics (Julia S. Jordan-Zachery)
- About the Contributors
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
