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Closed for Democracy - How Mass School Closure Undermines the Citizenship of Black Americans (Hardcover)
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Closed for Democracy - How Mass School Closure Undermines the Citizenship of Black Americans (Hardcover)
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Every year, over 1,000 public schools are permanently closed across
the United States. And yet, little is known about their impacts on
American democracy. Closed for Democracy is the first book to
systematically study the political causes and democratic
consequences of mass public school closures in the United States.
The book investigates the declining presence of public schools in
large cities and their impacts on the Americans most directly
affected - poor Black citizens. It documents how these mass school
closure policies target minority communities, making them feel
excluded from the public goods afforded to equal citizens. In
response, targeted communities become superlative participators to
make their voices heard. Nevertheless, the high costs and low
responsiveness associated with the policy process undermines their
faith in the power of political participation. Ultimately, the book
reveals that when schools shut down, so too does Black citizens'
access to, and belief in, American democracy.
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