{"product_id":"electoral-politics-is-not-enough-peter-f-burns-9780791466544","title":"Electoral Politics Is Not Enough: Racial and Ethnic Minorities and Urban Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines how and why government leaders understand and respond to African Americans and Latinos in northeastern cities with strong political traditions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on four medium-sized northeastern cities with strong political traditions, Electoral Politics Is Not Enough analyzes conditions under which white leaders respond to and understand minority interests. Peter F. Burns argues that conventional explanations, including the size of the minority electorate, the socioeconomic status of the citizenry, and the percentage of minority elected officials do not account for variations in white leaders' understanding of and receptiveness toward African American and Latino interests. Drawing upon interviews with more than 200 white and minority local leaders, and through analysis of local education and public safety policies, he finds that unconventional channels, namely neighborhood groups and community-based organizations, strongly influence the representation of minority interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter F. Burns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 079146654X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791466544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.06w x 0.51d","brand":"Peter F. Burns","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438009364735,"sku":"9780791466544","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eaf84066-43d5-49df-9a85-3194b3ed3bfa.jpg?v=1777168182","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/electoral-politics-is-not-enough-peter-f-burns-9780791466544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}