Race, ethnicity, and the participation gap : understanding Australia's political complexion /
Race, Ethnicity, and the Participation Gap begins with the argument that political institutions in settler and culturally diverse societies such as Australia, the United States, and Canada should mirror their culturally diverse populations. Compared to the United States and Canada, however, Australi...
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Toronto ; Buffalo (N.Y.) :
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2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE; Chapter One: Political Representation in Comparative Perspective; Theories of Political Representation; The Conceptual Framework; Methodology; Definitions; The Data; Methodological Limitations; Chapter Two: Representation: Comparisons with Canada and the United States; Measuring Descriptive Representation; Ethnic Representation in Comparative Context; Canada; The United States; Australia; Representation in the Civil Service; Conclusion; Chapter Three: The Historical and Legal-Institutional Context
- The Historical and Demographic ContextThe Legal-Institutional Context; Citizenship and Integration Policy Frameworks; Electoral and Party Systems; Conclusion; PART TWO; Chapter Four: Elites and Political Representation; Australian MPs' Attitudes towards Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Representation; Party-Political Barriers to Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Representation; Experience as a Barrier to Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Representation; Conclusion; Chapter Five: Pan-ethnic Identity and Political Behaviour; Partisanship and Pan-ethnic Politics; Group Size and Concentration
- Pan-ethnic Political MobilizationConclusion; Chapter Six: Home-Country Politics and Political Attitudes; Interest in Politics; Political Empowerment and Belonging; Political Origins and Support for Democracy; Conclusion; Chapter Seven: Discrimination and Unequal Outcomes; Perceptions of Discrimination in Australia; Discrimination and the Professional Class; Conclusion; Chapter Eight: Conclusion; Appendices; References; Index
