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This volume is the second part of a two volume examination of the
sociological and cultural impact derivative of Barack Hussein
Obama's initial election and re-election as President of the United
States. For some scholars and political pundits, the election of
the first African-American president was thought to be the start of
a post-racial era in the United States. His election/re-election
has created a new racial dynamic within the nation. The Obama
administration has faced unprecedented political challenges that
have led to the deepening of racial divisions and a crystallization
of multiple inequities within the country. The editors envision a
volume highlighting a number of sociological themes within the
following five primary foci: 1) an examination of the 2012
election; 2) the intersection of racial politics with new
conservative and voting rights issues; 3) the intersection of race
and class with sociocultural issues; 4) an examination of the
international perspective of the Obama Administration in
relationship to the African Diaspora; and 5) an exploration of the
potential for multiracial coalitions and social movements to bring
about positive structural change.
21st Century Urban Race Politics begins by offering a
twenty-first-century understanding of minority representation in
historically majority-Caucasian cities and draws on case studies in
cities throughout the United States. The aim of this volume is to
take stock of what we know about the advantages and disadvantages
of the "racialized" and "deracialized" approaches to governance and
to describe a third approach, the "universalized interest
approach." The authors argue that minority elected officials, when
given the power and resources to do so, often do more than
represent constituent interests without acknowledging the
representation of members of their racial/ethnic group in urban
communities. Contributors describe how mayors of various
backgrounds have sought to represent minority interests in
electoral and governing contexts. In each case, the mayors are
found to represent minority interests. In most cases, the
representation of minority interests is accomplished without
deemphasizing the significance of race and as the mayor maintains
support from whites within their electoral and governing
coalitions. With case studies from across the country, in
medium-sized and large cities, and mayors of various backgrounds,
the volume provides a vivid account of how different minority
mayors have handled minority representation in historically
majority Caucasian cities and what lessons academics and
politicians can learn from them.
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Race in the Age of Obama (Hardcover)
Donald Cunnigen, Marino A. Bruce; Series edited by Donald Cunnigen, Marino A. Bruce
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This volume provides the first in-depth examination of the impact
of the key sociological issues faced by the new Obama
Administration and explores conventional topics on race and ethnic
relations as well as delving into new areas of intellectual inquiry
regarding the changing scope of race relations in a global context.
Leading scholars look at: African/American relations through the
prism of American and African scholars; the connection between
religion, Obama the individual and Obama the President; how the
Obama election and presidency have implications for gender identity
and sexual politics in the short and long term; the impact the
Obama family and their presence in the White House have on existing
ideas about the concept of family and related issues; implications
for class relations in the United States; specific aspects of the
American educational system; social justice issues with an emphasis
on understanding their sociological context in relationship to the
Obama Administration; and the reaction to Michele Obama as First
Lady; and; the Tea Party movement and other conservative anti-Obama
groups. In addition, the volume examines the 2008 Presidential
Election, with emphasis on Obama's road to success.
Scholars have sought, over many decades, to understand the mystique
surrounding Booker T. Washington. He is an enigma and continues to
be lauded by those who offer him and his ideas as a model for Black
Progress. He was both simple and complex; a passive observer on
some issues and an active participant in others; non-assuming, yet
egoistic, and a very public man who talked freely with others, yet,
a private man who kept certain social tactics and strategies close
to his chest. He sought to both make sense of his world, then to
manipulate that world in order to obtain from it those things he
most wanted and needed.
This volume provides the reader with a wide inter-disciplinary
landscape with which to assess Washington. We continue to study and
research the life and works of Washington because, though we???ve
moved beyond Washington and the ideology of race and racial
politics of his times on certain levels, yet in reality, this
generation is confronted with all the contradictions and
ambiguities around race, and class, which Washington encountered
and for which he sought solutions. For example, as black Americans
continue to be mired in the deficits of educational opportunity and
development, employment opportunities and occupational
advancements, and health and medical problems, we are reminded of
Washington??'s arguments for greater individual and group black
self-sufficiency and self-reliance, as well as the need for
practical educational objectives which Washington advocated under
aegis of vocational education. As we move into the new century, the
economic and educational goals and programs highlighted by
Washington remain forgotten and unfulfilled. Hopefully, the
articles inthis volume will force a re-thinking of Washington??'s
economic and educational objectives and strategies. This may prompt
the emergence of new thinkers and builders who will create the
educational and economic bases, similar to the ones created by
Washington.
*Uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine Washington's
life
*Reflects on obstacles that remain despite Washington's
influence
*Aspires to serve as an inspirational vehicle towards educational
and economic change
This volume of "Research in Race and Ethnic Relations" analyzes the
pattern of assimilation and incorporation among the Hispanic
population in the Washington DC metro region. Following a
comprehensive introduction looking at theoretical and policy
implication, the book consists of two conceptual chapters
discussing the literature of ethnic incorporation and assimilation
in urban regions, one chapter analyzing demographic trends among
the Hispanic population, and four chapters analyzing different
issues related to assimilation, in particular the nature
entrepreneurialship, civic engagement, political participation, and
education among migrants. This book makes a considerable
contribution to the literature of emerging gateways in the field of
migration and urban development with articles from notable
academics and public policy analysts in their respective fields. It
is the only comprehensive study of its kind concerning Hispanic
migration to the Washington DC region (the majority of other
studies in the field are based on data from major metropolitan
cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles).
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