Race and turnout: Does descriptive representation in state legislatures increase minority voting?

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 890-907

  Rocha, Rene R ^a   Tolbert, Caroline J ^a   Bowen, Daniel C ^b   Clark, Christopher J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

empowerment; race; turnout; voting

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649817090     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1065912910376388     Document Type: Article

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