TY  - BOOK
AU  - Clark,Christopher J.
TI  - Gaining voice: the causes and consequences of Black representation in the American states 
T2  - Oxford scholarship online
SN  - 9780190933593 (ebook) :
AV  - JK2488 .C53 2019
U1  - 328.73008996073 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - African American state legislators
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Representative government and representation
KW  - United States
KW  - States
KW  - Legislative bodies
KW  - Demography
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - U.S. states
KW  - Population
N1  - Previously issued in print: 2019; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - This text adopts a multifaceted approach to study of black state legislators across the country. Using the descriptive representation framework, multiple facets of black representation are studied. Black seat share is the primary facet considered, and it is measured as the proportion of seats held by blacks in the state legislature. The black representation ratio measures the black seat share relative to the black population share. Parity exists when blacks are represented in the state legislature at a rate that matches their population share. Legislative black caucuses are also studied in this work, representing the institutionalization of the black presence in state legislatures
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ER  -