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| 2. Weaver, Vesla. "THE COLOR OF THE CAMPAIGN: A Quasi-Experimental Study of the Influence of Skin Color on Candidate Evaluation" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia Marriott Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 27, 2003 <Not Available>. 2009-11-29 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p63775_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
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Abstract: As an outcome of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, vote dilution of blacks was made
illegal, and blacks were soon able to elect black candidates to office. However, only two percent
of all elected officials in the U.S. are black, while blacks make up over 12 percent of the
population.1 Further exacerbating this inequality in representation, redistricting has “maxed out”
the number of minority-majority districts, ultimately placing a ceiling on the number of minority
representatives. However, few studies have focused on the intellectual and practical puzzle of
why, despite the legislation enacted to alleviate barriers to minority voting, minorities have been
underrepresented in office. The fact that black candidates are disadvantaged by at-large elections
has been well documented. But why black candidates don’t receive the support of white voters
has been almost completely ignored. |
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| 3. Kotsovilis, Spyridon. "Taking Stock: ‘Transitology’ and the Colorful Range of Explanations of the Color ‘Revolutions’" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the ISA's 50th ANNUAL CONVENTION "EXPLORING THE PAST, ANTICIPATING THE FUTURE", New York Marriott Marquis, NEW YORK CITY, NY, USA, Feb 15, 2009 <Not Available>. 2009-11-29 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p312151_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: As the ‘wave’ of the ‘Color Revolutions’ in Eastern Europe and the former USSR has begun to dissipate, scholars have set out in earnest to classify the events and attempt to probe the causes behind the number of successful and unsuccessful cases. As commi |
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| 4. Burdein, Inna. "Color-Blind Policies or Color-Infused Principles: An Experiment" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the The Midwest Political Science Association, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, Illinois, <Not Available>. 2009-11-29 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p137450_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This experiment addresses competing hypotheses within racial literature: (a) conservatives rely on their principles in making policy decision, regardless of race, or (b) conservatives abandon their principles when policies benefit minorities. |
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| 5. Roth, Wendy. "Are Latinos’ Networks Segregated by Color?: How U.S. Migration Influences the Color Composition of Dominicans' and Puerto Ricans' Social Networks" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, TBA, New York, New York City, Aug 10, 2007 Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-11-29 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p182194_index.html>Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: Individuals’ social networks are consistently shown to be homogeneous in race and ethnicity, yet no research has ever examined whether social networks are also homogeneous in color within a racially diverse ethnic community. This issue has implications for whether Latino migrants to the U.S. experience a segmented assimilation within an ethnic group. Color segregation in Latinos’ networks may also provide differential access to social capital, and thereby explain phenotype differences in Latinos’ socioeconomic outcomes that are typically attributed to discrimination. This paper analyses the social network composition of 120 Dominicans and Puerto Ricans, divided between migrants to New York and non-migrants living in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It uses a new photographic instrument to measure network color composition. I evaluate whether migration to the U.S., where race is a critical determinant of one’s life chances, causes social networks to become more divided by color than they were in the home societies. I find that migrants’ networks overall do not become more homogeneous in color than those of non-migrants. Yet migrants’ skin color does influence the ties they develop with non-Latinos, leading dark-skinned Puerto Ricans and Dominicans to develop more friendships with Black Americans than those with light skin. |
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