Revisiting black incorporation and local political participation

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 274-285

  Spence, Lester K ^a   McClerking, Harwood K ^b   Brown, Robert ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Independent Scholar   (United States)

Author keywords

Black empowerment; Black political incorporation; Black politics; Political behavior; Political participation; Urban politics

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; EMPOWERMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; RACIAL IDENTITY; URBAN POLITICS; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70350514335     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087409341546     Document Type: Article

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