Racial Identity, Symbolic Legislation and the Benefit of Black Representatives in the Statehouse.

An understudied dimension of legislative activity in political science are policies that do not change the material conditions for constituents, even though these policies affirm and respond to the needs and wants of the constituents. We find that symbolic legislation is a useful tool for Black lawm...

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Publicado en:Western Journal of Black Studies Vol. 42; no. 3/4; pp. 136 - 147
Autores principales: BROWN, NADIA E., CABALLERO, GUILLERMO, SINCLAIR-CHAPMAN, VALERIA
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Publicado: Washington State University Press Fall/Winter2018
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