Intersectionality and Politics

<p>Cutting-edge research on the intersection of race gender and politics <br><br> Traditionally there has been a significant lack of empirical attention given to the ways in which race/ethnicity gender and political representation overlap. <b>Intersectionality and Politics</b> 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. <br><br><b> Intersectionality and Politics</b> 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 gamutfrom 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 researchmaking it a useful and comprehensive one-stop resource. <br><br> Contributors to <b>Intersectionality and Politics</b> explore critical topics such as:</p><ul> <li> the contours and context of descriptive representation with a focus on women of color </li> <li> the puzzle of women of color’s proportionately higher percentage of office holding in state legislatures </li> <li> agenda-setting behavior of African-American female state legislators </li> <li> the impact of race and gender on the likelihood of legislative bill submission and passage </li> <li> patterns of gendered representation and related legislative advocacy within Latino delegations in the Southwest </li> <li> new findings on the Latino/a gender gap </li> <li> the public policy implications of intersectionality theory </li> <li> <i>and many more!</i> </li> </ul><p>Complete with extensive bibliographies and a wealth of tables and figures to highlight the striking findings <b>Intersectionality and Politics</b> is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students and educators in political science ethnic studies Latino/Black/Asian studies gender studies sociology and women’s studies. Policymakers politicians and those working in high-minority areas will also find this to be an invaluable text.</p>