Latinos in the legislative process : interests and influence / Stella Rouse, University of Maryland.
2013
KF4757.5.L38 R68 2013 (Mapit)
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Latinos in the legislative process : interests and influence / Stella Rouse, University of Maryland.
Imprint
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
Description
xii, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction
2. In the 'interest' of Latinos: defining Latino issue priorities and establishing a Latino political agenda
3. Agenda setting: the conditional role of ethnicity
4. Latino interests and Latino representation in legislative committees
5. Vote choice and Latino representation
6. The influence of Latino representatives: the cases of Arizona's SB 1070 and California's AB
7. Conclusion: where Latinos stand in the representative process Appendices
References
Index.
2. In the 'interest' of Latinos: defining Latino issue priorities and establishing a Latino political agenda
3. Agenda setting: the conditional role of ethnicity
4. Latino interests and Latino representation in legislative committees
5. Vote choice and Latino representation
6. The influence of Latino representatives: the cases of Arizona's SB 1070 and California's AB
7. Conclusion: where Latinos stand in the representative process Appendices
References
Index.
Summary
In one of the only accounts of Latino legislative behavior, Stella M. Rouse examines how well the growing Latino population translates their increased presence into legislative influence. Latinos in the Legislative Process explores Latino representation by considering the role of ethnicity throughout the legislative process - from bill sponsorship, to committee deliberations, to floor votes - in seven state legislatures. Rouse first identifies issues that are priorities for Latinos and tells us whether a Latino political agenda exists. She then provides a theoretical framework for ethnicity in legislative behavior and outcomes. Rouse demonstrates that ethnicity is a complex dynamic that plays a variable role in the legislative process. Thus, Latino representation cannot be viewed monolithically.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-182) and index.
Location
STA
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KF4757.5.L38 R68 2013
Language
English
ISBN
9781107032705
1107032709
1107032709
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