Black-Latino relations in U.S. national politics : beyond conflict or cooperation / Rodney E. Hero, Robert R. Preuhs.

"Social science research has frequently found conflict between Latinos and African Americans in urban politics and governance, as well as in the groups' attitudes toward one another. Rodney E. Hero and Robert R. Preuhs analyze whether conflict between these two groups is also found in national politics. Based on extensive evidence on the activities of minority advocacy group in national politics and the behavior of minority members of Congress, the authors find the relationship between the groups is characterized mainly by non-conflict and a considerable degree of independence. The question of why there appears to be little minority intergroup conflict at the national level of government is also addressed. This is the first systematic study of Black-Latino intergroup relations at the national level of United States politics"-- Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover; Black-Latino Relations in U.S. National Politics; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Background; The Promise of the Multiracial Coalition; The Apparent Reality; Pluralism and Black-Latino Relations; Beyond Conflict and Cooperation; Analytic Approach; Elites and "the Masses": Brief Caveats; 2 What Previous Research Tells Us about Black-Latino Relations; Urban Government and Politics; Urban Case Studies; Quantitative Studies of Socioeconomic and Political Cooperation and Competition in Urban Politics.

School DistrictsUrban Education Reform; State Politics and Policy and Black-Latino Relations; Mass Attitudes Research; Blacks and Latinos' Attitudes toward Each Other; Voting Patterns and Partisanship; Similarity/Differences in Group Attitudes about Issues and Policies; Conclusion; 3 Black-Latino Relations in Congressional Testimony and the Legal Arena; Congressional Testimony; Minority Advocacy Group Activities in the Legal Process: Supreme Court Amicus Briefs; A Closer Look at Amicus Briefs: Six Illustrative Cases; Gratz v Bollinger (539 U.S. 244, 2003); Romer v. Evans (517 U.S. 620, 1996).

Oklahoma City Schools v. Robert Dowell (498 U.S. 237, 1991)U.S. Department of Commerce v. U.S. House of Representatives (525 U.S. 326, 1999); Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio (490 U.S. 642, 1989); Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education [of Jackson, Michigan] (476 U.S. 267, 1986); Conclusion; 4 Salience and Congruence in Policy Positions; Prefatory Comments; Analyzing Salience and Congruence; Congruence -- A Winning Strategy?; Conclusion; 5 Black-Latino Relations in the U.S. House of Representatives; Intergroup Relations in Congressional Voting; Analysis of Minority MCs' Voting; General Patterns.

Multivariate AnalysisClarifying the Analysis of the Intersection of Descriptive Representation and Party; Further Exploring the Links of Minority Representatives and Ideology; Conclusion; Appendix 5.1; 6 The Role of Group Interests and Ideology in Cross-Group Support; Ideology as a Bridging Mechanism; Minority Members of Congress and Their Unique Ideological Orientations; A "Conditioning Effect" and a Different Kind of Descriptive Representation?; Accounting for the Direct and Indirect Effects of Descriptive Representation; Conclusion.

7 Further Explorations of Black-Latino Relations and Policies in National PoliticsWelfare Reform; Black Advocacy Organizations; Latino Advocacy Organizations; African American and Latino Relations and Welfare Reform; Education and No Child Left Behind; African American Advocacy Organizations; Latino Advocacy Organizations; Some Instances of Collaboration, but Mostly Shared Positions with Little Interaction; Voting Rights Act Renewal; African American Advocacy Groups; Latino Advocacy Groups; Immigration; African American Advocacy Organizations; Latino Advocacy Groups; NAFTA and CAFTA; NAFTA.

English.

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