Displacing Democracy: Economic Segregation in America

Amy Widestrom

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2015

Displacing Democracy

Economic Segregation in America

Amy Widestrom

In the series American Governance: Politics, Policy, and Public Law

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812290356

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About this book

Displacing Democracy demonstrates how neighborhoods segregated along economic lines create conditions encouraging high levels of political activity, including civic and political mobilization and voting, among wealthier citizens while simultaneously discouraging and impeding the poor from similar forms of civic engagement.

Author / Editor information

Amy Widestrom teaches political science at Arcadia University. She was chosen in 2016 for a Clarence Stone Scholar Award by the Urban and Local Politics Section of the American Political Science Association.

Reviews

"Displacing Democracy sets out to challenge and complicate a story that is often understood as an easy equation between individual resources and individual political behavior: most rich people vote, most poor people don't. Amy Widestrom's fine book recasts this as a challenge of political engagement under conditions of stark economic segregation. What matters, in the end, is where you live—and the ways in which civic infrastructure and civic resources can sustain (or sap) democratic participation."—Colin Gordon, University of Iowa

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction. A Theory of Economic Segregation and Civic Engagement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Understanding Civic Engagement in Context: Methodology and the Logic of Case Study Selection Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Chapter 2. Public Policy and Civic Environments in Urban America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
Chapter 3. Economic Segregation and the Mobilizing Capacity of Voluntary Associations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
Chapter 4. Economic Segregation, Political Parties, and Political Mobilization Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	142
Conclusion. Th e Dynamics and Implications of Economic Segregation, Civic Engagement, and Public Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	185
Appendix A. Vote- Counting Decisions in Atlanta, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Rochester Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Appendix B. Interview Protocol and Schedule for Neighborhood Associations, Parent- Teacher Associations, and Churches Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Appendix C. Interview Protocol and Schedule for Elected Officials and Public Officials Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 264
Illustrations
- Other: 39 illus.
Keywords: Public Policy; Political Science

eBook

Published: November 21, 2014
ISBN: 9780812290356