Tyranny of the Majority: Funamental Fairness in Representative DemocracyFree Press, 1995 - 352 Seiten At last...the public hearing she was denied...These essays reveal keen powers of analysis applied to some of the most obdurate problems that bedevil electoral politics. Anyone who cares about the mechanisms of democracy should be engaged by her tough-minded explorations. It doesn't matter where you think you stand: it's all here, to argue or agree with. -- Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Lani Guinier's fascinating book is a prophetic intervention into a public conversation we desperately need to rejuvenate. There is no doubt that her powerful voice will produce good consequences for our nation and world. -- Cornel West, Author of Race Matters Intriguing and desperately needed... -- The San Francisco Chronicle |
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The Tyranny of the Majority | 1 |
Keeping the Faith Black Voters in the PostReagan Era | 21 |
The Triumph of Tokenism The Voting Rights Act and the Theory of Black Electoral Success | 41 |
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activists agenda American Arend Lijphart argue assumption at-large Bernard Grofman black candidates black community black elected officials black electoral success black political black representatives black voters bloc voting Charles Fried choice civil rights claim coalition Congress constituents critical cumulative voting decisional rules decisionmaking decisions democracy democratic empowerment enforcement fair federal Fried Fried's gerrymandering Gingles group representation Guinier incumbents individual infra notes interest representation issues jority judicial Justice Lani Guinier Latino legislative legislature litigation majoritarian majority rule minority group minority voters mobilization one-vote opportunity political equality political participation political process preferences President principle race race-conscious districting racial group racially polarized Reagan reapportionment remedy Republican responsiveness assumption Reynolds right to vote role separation of powers single-member districts social Solicitor subdistricts substantive Supp supra note theory tion virtual representation vote dilution Voting Rights Act wasted votes winner-take-all
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