New immigrant communities
Subtitle: finding a place in local politics
By: Kristi Andersen.
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 133
ISBN-13: 9781588267221
Subjects: Immigrants -- United States -- Political activity; Political participation -- United States
Description: How do US immigrants, who settle in places with varied political and social characteristics, find a place at the table in local politics? In particular, how do arrivals to smaller, less-established immigrant communities become politically incorporated? Drawing on rich interview data and cases from across the United States, Kristi Andersen compares communities to reveal what types of environments provide opportunities and challenges for recent arrivals. -- Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Immigration and local environments; title: Understanding political incorporation; title: Assessing incorporation in six cities; title: The role of political parties; title: Community organizations as new channels for political incorporation; title: The geopolitics of immigrant incorporation.