
Displacing Democracy : Economic Segregation in America.
Title:
Displacing Democracy : Economic Segregation in America.
Author:
Widestrom, Amy.
ISBN:
9780812290356
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (264 pages)
Series:
American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Introduction. A Theory of Economic Segregation and Civic Engagement -- Chapter 1. Understanding Civic Engagement in Context: Methodology and the Logic of Case Study Selection -- Chapter 2. Public Policy and Civic Environments in Urban America -- Chapter 3. Economic Segregation and the Mobilizing Capacity of Voluntary Associations -- Chapter 4. Economic Segregation, Political Parties, and Political Mobilization -- Conclusion. The Dynamics and Implications of Economic Segregation, Civic Engagement, and Public Policy -- Appendix A. Vote-Counting Decisions in Atlanta, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Rochester -- Appendix B. Interview Protocol and Schedule for Neighborhood Associations, Parent-Teacher Associations, and Churches -- Appendix C. Interview Protocol and Schedule for Elected Officials and Public Officials -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- Acknowledgments.
Abstract:
Displacing Democracy demonstrates how neighborhoods segregated along economic lines create conditions encouraging high levels of political activity, including civic and political mobilization and voting, among wealthier citizens while simultaneously discouraging and impeding the poor from similar forms of civic engagement.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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