African American Perspectives on Political Science

Name: African American Perspectives on Political Science
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ISBN: 9781592131099

ISBN-10: 1592131093

ISBN-13: 9781592131099

Edition: 2007

Authors: Wilbur Rich, Charles V. Hamilton

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Race matters in both national and international politics. Starting from this perspective, this work presents original essays from African American political scientists. These essays evaluate the discipline, its subfields, the quality of race-related research, and omissions in the literature.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 1/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 456
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Foreword



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Race and Political Scientists



Still at the Margins: The Persistence of Neglect of African American Issues in Political Science, 1986-2003




The Race Variable and the American Political Science Association's State of the Discipline Reports and Books, 1907-2002




African American Political Scientists in Academic Wonderland




Globalization and Transnational Politics



Black Politics in Latin America: An Analysis of National and Transnational Politics




Globalization and the Study of Development




Civic Engagement and Voting



Political Science and the Study of African American Public Opinion




A Black Gender Gap? Continuity and Change in Attitudes toward Black Feminism




Going It Alone: Black Women Activists and Black Organizational Quiescence




Political Scientists and the Activist-Technocrat Dichotomy: The Case of John Aubrey Davis




Political Institutions



Dimensions of Representation and the Congressional Black Caucus




Toward a Critical Race Theory in Political Science: A New Synthesis for Understanding Race, Law, and Politics




Presidential Leadership and the Politics of Race: Stereotypes, Symbols, and Scholarship




The Subfields



Comparative Politics and Asia: Contesting Hegemonic Inter- and Intra-Disciplinary Boundaries




Race and the Problem of Equity in the Administrative State: Implications for Political Science Theory and Methods




Race and the City: The View from Two Political Science Journals




Navigating the Muddy Waters of the Mainstream: Tracing the Mystification of Racism in International Relations




A Critical Review of American Political Institutions: Reading Race into the Constitutional "Silence" on Race




Political Science Confronts Afro-America: A Reconsideration



Contributors


Index