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Svart på vitt: Om ras i amerikansk lokal politik. Fallet Dallas.

Hassan Dirie, Amal LU (2009) STVK01 20092
Department of Political Science
Abstract (Swedish)
This paper aims to discuss two research questions. The first question is what role race plays in American local politics. With the second question I intend to analyze what effect racial group conflicts have had in the city of Dallas.
In the case of what role race has played in American local politics the results indicate that the complexity of the term race in itself makes the study of race in American politics both relevant, interesting and also; more difficult. However, there are also many concerns with the current status of ethnic minorities in politics. Because of disproportionate voting patterns minorities are still very much political underdogs, even though their relative numbers and civil rights have become better.
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This paper aims to discuss two research questions. The first question is what role race plays in American local politics. With the second question I intend to analyze what effect racial group conflicts have had in the city of Dallas.
In the case of what role race has played in American local politics the results indicate that the complexity of the term race in itself makes the study of race in American politics both relevant, interesting and also; more difficult. However, there are also many concerns with the current status of ethnic minorities in politics. Because of disproportionate voting patterns minorities are still very much political underdogs, even though their relative numbers and civil rights have become better.
The analysis of Dallas is carried out with the group interest theory created by Karen M. Kaufmann. This theory aims to explain local voting behavior in mayoral elections. In the case of Dallas there is no major indication of heightened group conflicts around the time of mayoral elections, although the city in itself is highly segregated. (Less)
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author
Hassan Dirie, Amal LU
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organization
course
STVK01 20092
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
mayoral elections, local politics, Dallas, race, group interest theory
language
Swedish
id
1526204
date added to LUP
2010-02-01 18:25:09
date last changed
2010-02-01 18:25:09
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  abstract     = {{This paper aims to discuss two research questions. The first question is what role race plays in American local politics. With the second question I intend to analyze what effect racial group conflicts have had in the city of Dallas.
 In the case of what role race has played in American local politics the results indicate that the complexity of the term race in itself makes the study of race in American politics both relevant, interesting and also; more difficult. However, there are also many concerns with the current status of ethnic minorities in politics. Because of disproportionate voting patterns minorities are still very much political underdogs, even though their relative numbers and civil rights have become better. 
The analysis of Dallas is carried out with the group interest theory created by Karen M. Kaufmann. This theory aims to explain local voting behavior in mayoral elections. In the case of Dallas there is no major indication of heightened group conflicts around the time of mayoral elections, although the city in itself is highly segregated.}},
  author       = {{Hassan Dirie, Amal}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Svart på vitt: Om ras i amerikansk lokal politik. Fallet Dallas.}},
  year         = {{2009}},
}