Becoming a citizen
Subtitle: incorporating immigrants and refugees in the United States and Canada
By: Irene Bloemraad.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
Subjects: Citizenship -- United States; Citizenship -- Canada
Description: "How can societies that welcome immigrants from around the world create civic cohesion and political community out of ethnic and racial diversity?"
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: "The people who can't speak up": the challenge of immigrant political incorporation; title: Diverging trajectories of political incorporation; title: The social nature of citizenship and participation; title: Structured mobilization: the role of government; title: The meaning of citizenship; title: Community organizations and political mobilization; title: Learning to lead and winning office; title: Conclusion: multicultural citizenship.