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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.
Recent years have seen an increase in the number of African
Americans elected to political office in cities where the majority
of their constituents are not black. In the past, the leadership of
black politicians was characterized as either "deracialized" or
"racialized"--that is, as either focusing on politics that
transcend race or as making black issues central to their agenda.
Today many African American politicians elected to offices in
non-majority-black cities are adopting a strategy that
universalizes black interests as intrinsically relevant to the
needs of their entire constituency. In "Black Mayors, White Majorities" Ravi K. Perry explores the
conditions in which black mayors of majority-white cities are able
to represent black interests and whether blacks' historically high
expectations for black mayors are being realized. Perry uses Toledo
and Dayton, Ohio, as case studies, and his analysis draws on
interviews with mayors and other city officials, business leaders,
and heads of civic organizations, in addition to official city and
campaign documents and newspapers. Perry also analyzes mayoral
speeches, the 2001 ward-level election results, and city
demographics. "Black Mayors, White Majorities" encourages readers
to think beyond the black-white dyad and instead to envision
policies that can serve constituencies with the greatest needs as
well as the general public.
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