George Hawley

Voting and Migration Patterns in the U.S.

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Produktbeschreibung

There is concern that American communities are becoming increasingly politically homogenous and this is because Americans are considering politics explicitly when determining where to live. This bookshelf essential presents a much needed account on the different migratory patterns of Republicans and Democrats and how these patterns are shaping the geography of American politics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780415837033
• ISBN-10: 0415837030
• Artikelnr.: 39595175

Autorenporträt

George Hawley is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Alabama. His research interests include demography, electoral behavior, political parties, immigration policy, and the U.S. Congress.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Part I: Migration and Partisan Self-Selection 1. Geographic
Segregation in the United States 2. A Theory of Geographic Partisan Sorting
3. Geographic Partisan Sorting: Empirical Evidence Part II: Migration and
Political Change 4. The Geography of Family Formation 5. Race and Migration
as a Source of Political Diversity and Homogeneity 6. Occupation as a
Source of Political Diversity and Homogeneity Part III: A Case Study 7:
Harris County, TX: Political Segregation in the Nation's Largest Swing
County. Conclusion