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Author:   Karen Bird (McMaster University, Canada) ,  Thomas Saalfeld (University of Bamberg, Germany) ,  Andreas M. Wüst (University of Mannheim, Germany)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.435kg
ISBN:  

9781138978867

ISBN 10:   1138978868
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   01 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Migration and Political Representation: An Introduction and a Framework Part I: Immigrants and Members of Visible Minorities as Voters: Turnout and Party Choice 2. Voter Turnout amongst Immigrants and Visible Minorities in Comparative Perspective 3. Party Choices amongst Immigrants and Visible Minorities in Comparative Perspective Part II: Immigrants and Members of Visible Minorities as Candidates for Elective Office 4. New Citizens – New Candidates? Candidate Selection and the Mobilisation of Immigrant Voters in German Elections 5. Minority Representation in Norway: Success at the Local Level, Failure at the National Level 6. Ethnic Inclusion or Exclusion in Representation? Local Candidate Selection in Sweden 7. Yes They Can: An Experimental Approach to Eligibility of Ethnic Minority Candidates in France Part III: Immigrants and Members of Visible Minorities as Legislators 8. Minority Representation in the US Congress 9. Patterns of Substantive Representation Among Visible Minority MPs: Evidence from Canada’s House of Commons 10. Presence and Behaviour: Black and Minority Ethnic MPs in the British House of Commons - Thomas Saalfeld and Kalliopi Kyriakopoulou 11. Migrants as Parliamentary Actors in Germany 12. Epilogue: Toward a Strategic Model of Minority Participation and Representation

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Karen Bird is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Canada. Thomas Saalfeld is Professor of Political Science at the University of Bamberg, Germany.  Andreas M. Wüst is Research Fellow at the Mannheim Center for European Social Research, University of Mannheim, Germany.

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