The Politics of Democratic Inclusion

The issue of political participation has been central to American politics since the founding of the United States. The Politics of Democratic Inclusion addresses the ways traditionally underrepresented groups have and have not achieved political incorporation, representation, and influence?or "democratic inclusion"?in American politics. Each chapter provides a "state of the discipline" essay that addresses the politics of diversity from a range of perspectives and in a variety of institutional arenas.

Taken together, the essays in The Politics of Democratic Inclusion evaluate and advance our understanding of the ways in which the structure, processes, rules, and context of the American political order encourage, mediate, and hamper the representation and incorporation of traditionally disadvantaged groups.

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Contents

1. Introduction ? Rodney E. Hero and Christina Wolbrecht

Part I. Diversity Within and Across Groups
Introduction ? Alvin B. Tillery, Jr.
2. From Nominal to Ordinal: Reconceiving Racial and Ethnic Hierarchy in the United States ? Jennifer Hochschild
3. Reviving Group Consciousness ? Dennis Chong and Reuel Rogers
4. Bringing Outsiders In: Questions of Immigrant Incorporation ? Michael Jones-Correa

Part II. Mediating Institutions
Introduction ? Christina Wolbrecht
5. Social Movements as Mechanisms for Political Inclusion ? Anne N. Costain
6. Race, Parties, and Democratic Inclusion ? Paul Frymer
7. Race, Ethnicity, and Electoral Mobilization ? Jan E. Leighley
8. Political Parties, Minorities, and Elected Office: Comparing Opportunities for Democratic Inclusion in the U.S. and Britain ? Miki Caul Kittilson and Katherine Tate
9. Political Institutions and Incorporation of Immigrants ? Kristi Andersen and Elizabeth F. Cohen

Part III. Governing Institutions
Introduction ? Peri Arnold and Rodney E. Hero
10.. Splintering Citizenship and the Prospects for Democratic Inclusion ? Susan Clarke
11.. School Boards and the Politics of Education Policy: Downstream Consequences of Structure ? Kenneth J. Meier
12.. A Tangled Legacy: Federal Courts and Struggles for Democratic Inclusion ? George Lovell and Michael McCann
13.. The Representation of Racial Interests in the U.S. Congress ? David T. Canon
14.. The American Presidency and the Politics of Democratic Inclusion ? Patricia Conley

Notes
References
About the Contributors
Index