Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of democratic participation among first- and second-generation immigrants in the United States.
Author : Subramanian Karthick Ramakrishnan
Publisher :
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 47,74 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0804750440
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of democratic participation among first- and second-generation immigrants in the United States.
Author : Robert Koulish
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 39,33 MB
Release : 2010-02-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 1135843317
While immigration embodies America’s rhetorical commitment to democracy, it also showcases abysmal failures in democratic practice. Koulish examines these failures in terms of excessive executive powers circumventing the constitution, privatization, and right-wing subversion of local democracy.
Author : Janelle Wong
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 11,70 MB
Release : 2008-12-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472021443
Given the massive demographic changes in the United States during the past few decades, understanding the place of immigrants in the public sphere has never been more critical. Democracy's Promise examines both the challenges and opportunities posed to American civic institutions by the presence of increasing numbers of immigrants. Author Janelle Wong argues that the low levels of political participation among contemporary immigrants are not due to apathy or preoccupation with their homeland, but to the inability of American political parties and advocacy organizations to mobilize immigrant voters. Wong's rich study of Chinese and Mexican immigrants in New York and Los Angeles complements traditional studies of political behavior and civic institutions while offering a nuanced examination of immigrants' political activity. Democracy's Promise will appeal to a broad spectrum of social scientists and ethnic studies scholars who study or teach immigration, racial and ethnic politics, political participation, civic engagement, and American political institutions. In addition, it will appeal to community organizers and party activists who are interested in issues of race and ethnicity, immigration, political participation, and political mobilization. Janelle Wong is Assistant Professor of Political Science and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. "As political parties (perhaps) decline in the United States, as civic organizations (perhaps) move away from direct participatory politics, and as the number of immigrants certainly increases--what will link new Americans to the political realm? Janelle Wong answers this important question clearly, with elegance, nuance, rich description, and galvanizing provocativeness. Her evidence is compelling and her sense of urgency about the need for parties to look beyond short-term interests even more so." --Jennifer L. Hochschild, Harvard University "Wong draws on the Latino and Asian immigrant experience, with specific examples from the Chinese and Mexican communities of New York and Los Angeles, to show how the political parties have largely failed to organize these groups and why labor unions and immigrant advocacy organizations have stepped in to take their place. Far from 'disuniting' America, she clearly shows that bringing these groups into the political fray is central to the project of renewing American democracy." --John Mollenkopf, CUNY Graduate Center "A scathing critique of the role of parties in the mobilization of new immigrants and an invaluable analysis of alternative pathways of mobilization through community organizations." --Michael Jones-Correa, Cornell University "By employing multiple empirical methods, including in-depth interviews and sophisticated survey analyses, Janelle Wong provides a compelling account of the political activities and allegiances of America's Asian and Latino immigrants that challenges much conventional wisdom. Often the political parties are failing to reach out to these groups, and often immigrants remain concerned about their home countries; but they are nonetheless increasingly active in American politics, in ways that may do much to shape the course of American political development in the 21st century. Democracy's Promise is a major contribution to our understanding of this crucial dimension of American politics." --Rogers M. Smith, University of Pennsylvania "Democracy's Promise challenges political parties to reexamine their priorities for mobilizing new voters, and identifies the critical role civic institutions play in invigorating participation among immigrant citizens. Wong's analysis is at once precise and expansive; illuminating the contours of Latino and Asian American political incorporation and provoking thoughtful debate on inclusion in democratic theory." --Jane Junn, Rutgers University
Author : Paul Apostolidis
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 33,88 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0816669813
How immigrants' stories can transform social power.
Author : Julius Drachsler
Publisher :
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 30,68 MB
Release : 1920
Category : Americanization
ISBN :
Author : Stanley Allen Renshon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780742562653
Continuing large-scale migration to the United States raises the question of how best to integrate new immigrants into the American national community. Traditionally, one successful answer has been to encourage immigrants to learn our language, culture, history, and civic traditions. New immigrants would then be invited become citizens and welcomed as full members of the community. However, a concerted effort is underway to gain acceptance for, and implement, the idea that the United States should allow new immigrants to vote without becoming citizens. It is mounted by an alliance that brings together progressive academics, law professors, local and state political leaders, and community activists, all working to decouple voting from American citizenship. Their effort show signs of success, but is it really in America's best interests to allow new immigrants to have the vote? Their proposals have been much advocated, but little analyzed. Neither a polemic nor a whitewash, Stanley A. Renshon provides a careful analysis of the arguments put forward by advocates of this position on the basis of fairness, increasing democracy, civic learning, and moral necessity and asks: Do they really help immigrants become Americans?
Author : Ronald Hayduk
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 10,60 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0415950724
First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Bonnie Honig
Publisher :
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 43,29 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Citizenship
ISBN :
Author : Sayu Bhojwani
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 34,86 MB
Release : 2018-10-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1620974150
The inspiring story of political newcomers (sometimes also newcomers to America) who are knocking down built-in barriers to creating better government The system is rigged: America's political leadership remains overwhelmingly white, male, moneyed, and Christian. Even at the local and state levels, elected office is inaccessible to the people it aims to represent. But in People Like Us, political scientist Sayu Bhojwani shares the stories of a diverse and persevering range of local and state politicians from across the country who are challenging the status quo, winning against all odds, and leaving a path for others to follow in their wake. In Anaheim, California, a previously undocumented Mexican American challenges the high-powered interests of the Disney Corporation to win a city council seat. In the Midwest, a thirty-something Muslim Somali American unseats a forty-four-year incumbent in the Minnesota house of representatives. These are some of the foreign-born, lower-income, and of-color Americans who have successfully taken on leadership roles in elected office despite xenophobia, political gatekeeping, and personal financial concerns. In accessible prose, Bhojwani shines a light on the political, systemic, and cultural roadblocks that prevent government from effectively representing a rapidly changing America, and offers forward-thinking solutions on how to get rid of them. People Like Us serves as a road map for the burgeoning democracy that has been a long time in the making: inclusive, multiracial, and unstoppable.
Author : Erin Aeran Chung
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 17,98 MB
Release : 2020-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1107042534
Comparing three Northeast Asian countries, this book examines how past struggles for democracy shape current movements for immigrant rights.