4 Latino Interests and Latino Representation in Legislative CommitteesImportance of Legislative Committees; Expectations about the Behavior of Latinos on Legislative Committees; Data and Methods; Dispositional/Institutional Characteristics; District Characteristics; Results; The Effects of Ethnicity on Committee Participation by Specific Bill Type; A Congruent Analysis of Committee Activity?; Conclusion; 5 Vote Choice and Latino Representation; Previous Work on Roll Call Behavior and the Link between Descriptive and Substantive Representation.
In one of the only accounts of Latino legislative behavior, Stella M. Rouse examines how well the growing Latino population translates their increased presence into legislative influence. Latinos in the Legislative Process explores Latino representation by considering the role of ethnicity throughout the legislative process – from bill sponsorship, to committee deliberations, to floor votes – in seven state legislatures. Rouse first identifies issues that are priorities for Latinos and tells us whether a Latino political agenda exists. She then provides a theoretical framework for ethnicity in legislative behavior and outcomes. Rouse demonstrates that ethnicity is a complex dynamic that plays a variable role in the legislative process. Thus, Latino representation cannot be viewed monolithically
World Affairs Online
Englisch
Cambridge University Press
110705589X, 9781139507066, 1107059437, 9781107055896, 9781107059436, 1139507060
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