Racial gerrymandering of municipal borders: Direct democracy, participatory democracy, and voting rights in the United States

Annals of the American Association of Geographers

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 938-954

  Durst, Noah J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct democracy; Municipal annexation; Participatory democracy; Racial discrimination; Voting rights

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; DEMOCRACY; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACIAL SEGREGATION; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85041010012     PISSN: 24694452     EISSN: 24694460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2017.1403880     Document Type: Article

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