Democratizing Texas Politics
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Democratizing Texas Politics
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Author : Benjamin Márquez
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2014-02-01
Democratizing Texas Politics written by Benjamin Márquez and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-01 with Political Science categories.
Winner, Outstanding Book Award, NACCS Tejas Foco Award for Non-Fiction, National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies Tejas, 2015 By the beginning of the twenty-first century, Texas led the nation in the number of Latino officeholders, despite the state’s violent history of racial conflict. Exploring this and other seemingly contradictory realities of Texas’s political landscape since World War II, Democratizing Texas Politics captures powerful, interrelated forces that drive intriguing legislative dynamics. These factors include the long history of Mexican American activism; population growth among Mexican American citizens of voting age; increased participation among women and minorities at state and national levels in the Democratic Party, beginning in the 1960s; the emergence of the Republican Party as a viable alternative for Southern conservatives; civil rights legislation; and the transition to a more representative two-party system thanks to liberal coalitions. Culling extensive archival research, including party records and those of both Latino activists and Anglo elected officials, as well as numerous interviews with leading figures and collected letters of some of Texas’s most prominent voices, Benjamin Márquez traces the slow and difficult departure from a racially uniform political class to a diverse one. As Texas transitioned to a more representative two-party system, the threat of racial tension and political exclusion spurred Mexican Americans to launch remarkably successful movements to ensure their incorporation. The resulting success and dilemmas of racially based electoral mobilization, embodied in pivotal leaders such as Henry B. Gonzalez and Tony Sanchez, is vividly explored in Democratizing Texas Politics.
Litigation Of Texas Election Laws Toward Democratization Of The Political Process
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Author : Jane Carlisle Maxwell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Litigation Of Texas Election Laws Toward Democratization Of The Political Process written by Jane Carlisle Maxwell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Election law categories.
Democratizing Texas Politics
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Author : Benjamin Márquez
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2014-01-29
Democratizing Texas Politics written by Benjamin Márquez and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-29 with Political Science categories.
"In 1940 there were virtually no Mexican American elected officials in Texas at any level of government. By the turn of the century that was no longer true. In fact, Mexican Americans in Texas had effectively reached parity with their white counterparts in elected office. This book tells the story of this dramatic transition in Texas politics and seeks to explain it utilizing original archival research, hours of interviews with leading figures, and the collected letters of some of Texas' most important politicians and activists. The departure from a racially uniform political class in Texas to incorporate Mexican Americans was slow and difficult. Mexican Americans rarely won easy victories and the concessions they received were often yielded with reluctance. Threatened with racial tension, minority status and political exclusion, it is perhaps surprising that Mexican Americans were so successfully incorporated. I argue that their incorporation was the culmination of six interrelated political processes: the long history of political organization among Mexican Americans in Texas that had established an effective corps of leaders, an increasing proportion of the voting-age population, new Democratic Party policies developed to increase the representation of women and minorities, a reinvigorated Republican Party that absorbed conservative voters and weakened resistance to racial reform in the Democratic Party, the civil rights legislation of the 1960s, and finally, an alliance with Anglo liberals that facilitated the transition to a more representative two-party system in Texas"--
Why Dominant Parties Lose
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Author : Kenneth F. Greene
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-09-03
Why Dominant Parties Lose written by Kenneth F. Greene and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-03 with Political Science categories.
Why have dominant parties persisted in power for decades in countries spread across the globe? Why did most eventually lose? Why Dominant Parties Lose develops a theory of single-party dominance, its durability, and its breakdown into fully competitive democracy. Greene shows that dominant parties turn public resources into patronage goods to bias electoral competition in their favor and virtually win elections before election day without resorting to electoral fraud or bone-crushing repression. Opposition parties fail because their resource disadvantages force them to form as niche parties with appeals that are out of step with the average voter. When the political economy of dominance erodes, the partisan playing field becomes fairer and opposition parties can expand into catchall competitors that threaten the dominant party at the polls. Greene uses this argument to show why Mexico transformed from a dominant party authoritarian regime under PRI rule to a fully competitive democracy.
Democratization In America
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Author : Desmond King
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2009-08-05
Democratization In America written by Desmond King and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-05 with Political Science categories.
The essays in this volume examine democracy’s development in the United States, demonstrating how that process has shaped—and continues to shape—the American political system. Scholars of American politics commonly describe the political development of the United States as exceptional and distinct from that of other advanced industrial democracies. They point to the United States as the longest-lived and most stable liberal democracy in history. What they often fail to mention, though, is that it took considerable time to extend democracy throughout the country. The contributors to this volume suggest that it is intellectually fruitful to consider the U.S. case in comparison to other countries. They argue that the development of democracy is ongoing in America; that even with a written constitution grounded in liberal democracy, the meaning and significance of U.S. democracy are still evolving. This volume shows that democratization and the pursuit of democracy are processes affected by multiple and continuing challenges—including such issues as citizenship, race, institution building, and political movements—as patterns and practices of politics and governance continue to change. This innovative approach contributes significantly to comparative democratization studies, a field normally confined to Latin America and former communist countries. The U.S. case is a unique reference point for students of American political development and comparative democratization.
Politics Democracy And E Government Participation And Service Delivery
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Author : Reddick, Christopher G.
language : en
Publisher: IGI Global
Release Date : 2010-04-30
Politics Democracy And E Government Participation And Service Delivery written by Reddick, Christopher G. and has been published by IGI Global this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-30 with Computers categories.
"This book examines how e-government impacts politics and democracy in both developed and developing countries"--Provided by publisher.
Comparative Politics
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Author : John T. Ishiyama
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-03-01
Comparative Politics written by John T. Ishiyama and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with Political Science categories.
By revealing the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development, Comparative Politics shows how democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances. Addresses the contextual conditions which promote or hinder democratic development Reveals that democracy may not be the best institutional arrangement given a country's unique set of historical, economic, social, cultural and international circumstances Applies theories and principles relating to the promotion of the development of democracy to the contemporary case studies
Authoritarianism In An Age Of Democratization
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Author : Jason Brownlee
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2007-07-23
Authoritarianism In An Age Of Democratization written by Jason Brownlee and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-23 with Political Science categories.
Far from sweeping the globe uniformly, the 'third wave of democratization' left burgeoning republics and resilient dictatorships in its wake. Applying more than a year of original fieldwork in Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, and the Philippines, in this book Jason Brownlee shows that the mixed record of recent democratization is best deciphered through a historical and institutional approach to authoritarian rule. Exposing the internal organizations that structure elite conflict, Brownlee demonstrates why the critical soft-liners needed for democratic transitions have been dormant in Egypt and Malaysia but outspoken in Iran and the Philippines. By establishing how ruling parties originated and why they impede change, Brownlee illuminates the problem of contemporary authoritarianism and informs the promotion of durable democracy.
The Wartime Origins Of Democratization
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Author : Reyko Huang
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-10-13
The Wartime Origins Of Democratization written by Reyko Huang and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-13 with Political Science categories.
Why do some countries democratize after civil war? Huang argues that war can foment popular demand for radical political change.
Elections And Democratization In The Middle East
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Author : M. Hamad
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-02-20
Elections And Democratization In The Middle East written by M. Hamad and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-20 with Political Science categories.
Top scholars of the Middle East set out the history and future of elections in eight Middle East countries. Examining issues associated with elections, the transition of governance, and the ways in which technology shapes popular participation in politics and elections, they discuss the future of governance and democratic transition in the region.