1st Edition
The Politics of Race in Latino Communities Walking the Color Line
1. Introduction Part 1: The Formation of Racial Identity 2. The Meaning and Measurement of Race 3. The Foundations of Latino Racial Identity Part 2: The Political Significance of Latino Racial Identity 4. Explaining Latino Political Orientations: The Role of Racial Identity 5. Racial Identity and the Politics of Latino Partisanship 6. The Impact of Race on Latino Political Participation 7. Latino Racial Identity and the Dynamics of Public Opinion Part 3: Conclusions and Implications 8. The Study of Latinos, Race, and American Politics: Where Do We Go From Here? Appendix A: Select Variables from LNS Questionnaire. Appendix B: Focus Group Questionnaire
Biography
Atiya Kai Stokes-Brown is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Bucknell University, USA. Her research focuses on the political incorporation of women and racial/ethnic groups into the American political system, and issues of representation.
"The Politics of Race in Latino Communities offers important new analysis, exploring how Latinos conceptualize racial identity, how their racial attitudes—about themselves and others—influence political behavior and incorporation, and how scholars can best understand the realities of Latino racial identities, within the framework of Latino panethnicity. Thought-provoking, sometimes controversial, and always well-reasoned, this book should be read by anyone interested in the complex dynamics of contemporary Latino politics. Stokes-Brown reminds us that for Latinos, as for American society more broadly, race matters."
—Tony Affigne, Professor of Political Science and Black Studies, Providence College"Stokes-Brown explores a critical set of questions around Latino racial self-identification and how these might matter in politics. Her nuanced unpacking of what race means for Latinos suggests that the choice of racial labels—as well as Latinos' interpretations of what these labels mean—is correlated with significant differences in political orientations and behavior. This is a subtle and powerful piece of scholarship."
—Michael Jones-Correa, Cornell University
