Whose Black Politics? (eBook, ePUB)

Cases in Post-Racial Black Leadership
Redaktion: Gillespie, Andra

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The past decade has witnessed the emergence of a new vanguard in African American political leaders. They came of age after Jim Crow segregation and the Civil Rights Movement, they were raised in integrated neighborhoods and educated in majority white institutions, and they are more likely to embrace deracialized campaign and governance strategies. Members of this new cohort, such as Cory Booker, Artur Davis, and Barack Obama, have often publicly clashed with their elders, either in campaigns or over points of policy. And because this generation did not experience codified racism, critics question whether these leaders will even serve the interests of African Americans once in office.

With these pressing concerns in mind, this volume uses multiple case studies to probe the implications of the emergence of these new leaders for the future of African American politics. Editor Andra Gillespie establishes a new theoretical framework based on the interaction of three factors: black leaders' crossover appeal, their political ambition, and connections to the black establishment. She sheds new light on the changing dynamics not only of Black politics but of the current American political scene.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135851071
• Artikelnr.: 42983976

Autorenporträt

Andra Gillespie is assistant professor of political science at Emory University, where she teaches courses in African American Politics, political participation and experimental methods.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: 1. Meet the New Class: Theorizing Young Black Leadership in a
"Post-Racial" Era Andra Gillespie Part 1: Creating Opportunity: How Young
Black Politicians Break Into the Political Scene 2. Racial Authenticity and
Redistricting: A Comparison of Artur Davis' 2000 and 2002 Congressional
Campaigns Andra Gillespie and Emma Tolbert 3. Losing and Winning: Cory
Booker's Ascent to Newark's Mayoralty Andra Gillespie Part 2: Inheritance
and Governance: What Political Scions Do Once They Get Elected 4. Like
Father, Like Son? Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Tenure as a US Congressman Randolph
Burnside and Antonio Rodriguez 5. Hype, Hip Hop and Heartbreak: The Rise
and Fall of Kwame Kilpatrick Todd Shaw, Athena King and Lester Spence Part
3: The Rise of Barack Obama: Its Implications for Black Politics 6. The
Burden of Jekyll and Hyde: Barack Obama, Racial Identity, and Black
Political Behavior Lorrie Frasure 7. Leadership, Legitimacy and Public
Perceptions of Barack Obama Charlton McIlwain Part 4: New Perspectives on
Deracialization 8. Between Generations: Deval Patrick's Election as
Massachusetts' First Black Governor Angela Lewis 9. The Declining
Significance of Race: Adrian Fenty and the Smooth Electoral Transition
Rachel Yon 10. Situational Deracialization, Harold Ford, and the 2006 U.S.
Senate Race In Tennessee Sekou Franklin 11. The 'Steele Problem' and the
New Republican Battle for Black Votes: Legacy, Loyalty, and Lexicon in
Maryland's 2006 Senate Contest Tyson King-Meadows Part 5: Intersectionality
and African American Politics in the 21st Century 12. Race, Religion and
Post-9/11 America: The Election Of Keith Ellison Andra Gillespie and Amber
Perez 13. Young, Gifted, Black and Female: Why Aren't There More Yvette
Clarkes In Congress? Katrina Gamble 14. Conclusion: Where Do We Go From
Here?