ISBN:
0820356069
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9780820356068
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Franklin, Sekou M Losing power
DDC:
305.8009768
Keywords:
Race relations Political aspects
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Voting
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African Americans Politics and government
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African Americans ; Politics and government
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Politics and government
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Race relations ; Political aspects
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Voting
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Civil Rights
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Tennessee Politics and government 21st century
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Tennessee
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
Abstract:
"Losing Power investigates the complex relationship between racial polarization, black political influence, and multiracial coalitions in Tennessee in the first decade of the twenty-first century. Sekou M. Franklin and Ray Block examine the divide in values, preferences, and voting behaviors between blacks and whites, contending that this racial divide is both one of the causes and one of the consequences of black Tennesseans' recent loss of political power. Tennessee has historically been considered more politically moderate and less racially conservative than the states of the Deep South. Yet in recent years and particularly since the mid- 2000s, Republicans have cemented their influence in the state. While Franklin and Block's analysis and methodology focus on state elections, political institutions, and public policy, Franklin and Block have also developed a conceptual framework for racial politics that goes beyond voting patterns to include elite-level discourse (issue framing), intrastate geographical divisions, social movements, and pressure from interest groups"--
Abstract:
THE DEEP ROOTS OF POLARIZATION IN TENNESSEE -- Race and Polarization -- Black Politics in Tennessee from the -- Antebellum Period to the Twenty-First Century -- REALIGNMENT OF PARTISAN POLITICS IN TENNESSEE -- Race, Electoral Realignment, and Polarization -- The Legislative Behavior of -- Tennessee's Black Lawmakers -- RACE AND POLARIZATION IN RECENT TENNESSEE POLITICS: THE ISSUES -- The Racial Politics of Tax and Spending Policies -- The Rise and Fall of TennCare -- Immigration and the New Tennesseans -- Controversies and Conflicts over Sentencing -- Policies and the Death Penalty.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
