The diversity paradox parties, legislatures, and the organizational foundations of representation in America
The authors assert that representative institutions such as legislatures face a 'diversity paradox': when the size of a minority group increases beyond mere 'tokenism' in representative institutions, it tends to create an unintended backlash toward the minority group's membe...
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| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to e-book |
| Summary: | The authors assert that representative institutions such as legislatures face a 'diversity paradox': when the size of a minority group increases beyond mere 'tokenism' in representative institutions, it tends to create an unintended backlash toward the minority group's members. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| ISBN: | 9780199933433 (ebook) 019993343X (ebook) |