Civic hopes and political realities immigrants, community organizations, and political engagement

Introduction / (Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad) -- The importance of place -- Making organizations count : the importance of place in explaining the incidence and political presence of organizations / (Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad) -- Parties, organizations, and the political...

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Weitere Verfasser: Ramakrishnan, S. Karthick (HerausgeberIn)
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Veröffentlicht: New York, N.Y Russell Sage Foundation 2008
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction / (Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad) -- The importance of place -- Making organizations count : the importance of place in explaining the incidence and political presence of organizations / (Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad) -- Parties, organizations, and the political incorporation of immigrants in six cities / (Kristi Andersen) -- Organizing for Latino immigrant labor rights in two U.S. cities : the case of San Jose and Houston / (Shannon Gleeson) -- Inclusion versus exclusion : organizational dynamics among Caribbeans in Britain and France / (Rahsaan Maxwell) -- Turkish civic networks and political behavior in Amsterdam and Berlin / (Floris Vermeulen and Maria Berger) -- Variations across ethnic groups -- Communities of practice for civic and political engagement : a comparison of Asian Indian and Vietnamese immigrant organizations in a Southwestern metropolis / (Caroline B. Brettell and Deborah Reed-Danahay) -- High-skilled but unwelcome in politics : immigrant political incorporation in a New Jersey suburb / (Sofya Aptekar) -- selective service : civic engagement among Indian, Polish, and Mexican immigrants in Chicago / (Laurencio Sanguino) -- Variations by organization type -- Latino and Asian American protestant churches and conservative politics in the United States / (Janelle Wong, Kathy Rim, and Haven Perez) -- Immigrants at work: how labor unions build political power for non-citizen members / (Rebecca Hamlin) -- The role of nonprofit organizations in structuring immigrant political incorporation in urban America / (Els de Graauw) -- Civic engagement across borders : the promise and challenge of Mexican immigrant hometown associations in Southern California / (Celia Viramontes)
Introduction / (Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad) -- The importance of place -- Making organizations count : the importance of place in explaining the incidence and political presence of organizations / (Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad) -- Parties, organizations, and the political incorporation of immigrants in six cities / (Kristi Andersen) -- Organizing for Latino immigrant labor rights in two U.S. cities : the case of San Jose and Houston / (Shannon Gleeson) -- Inclusion versus exclusion : organizational dynamics among Caribbeans in Britain and France / (Rahsaan Maxwell) -- Turkish civic networks and political behavior in Amsterdam and Berlin / (Floris Vermeulen and Maria Berger) -- Variations across ethnic groups -- Communities of practice for civic and political engagement : a comparison of Asian Indian and Vietnamese immigrant organizations in a Southwestern metropolis / (Caroline B. Brettell and Deborah Reed-Danahay) -- High-skilled but unwelcome in politics : immigrant political incorporation in a New Jersey suburb / (Sofya Aptekar) -- selective service : civic engagement among Indian, Polish, and Mexican immigrants in Chicago / (Laurencio Sanguino) -- Variations by organization type -- Latino and Asian American protestant churches and conservative politics in the United States / (Janelle Wong, Kathy Rim, and Haven Perez) -- Immigrants at work: how labor unions build political power for non-citizen members / (Rebecca Hamlin) -- The role of nonprofit organizations in structuring immigrant political incorporation in urban America / (Els de Graauw) -- Civic engagement across borders : the promise and challenge of Mexican immigrant hometown associations in Southern California / (Celia Viramontes)
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