Unpacking civic participation: Analyzing trends in black [and white] participation over time

Electoral Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 550-561

  Sinclair Chapman, Valeria ^a   Walker, Robert W ^b   Gillion, Daniel Q ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black politics; Civic engagement; Item response theory; Political participation; Race and ethnic politics; Racial disparity; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; CIVIL SOCIETY; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POLITICAL RELATIONS; RACIAL DISPARITY; TREND ANALYSIS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350757652     PISSN: 02613794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electstud.2009.05.026     Document Type: Article

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