How do societies respond to great demographic change? This question lingers over the contemporary politics of the United States and other countries where persistent immigration has altered populations and may soon produce a majority minority milestone. Wielding historical analysis, fieldwork, and polling data, Majority Minority shows how states can leverage political institutions and rhetoric to deepen social divisions or evolve public understandings of the nation.
How do societies respond to great demographic change? This question lingers over the contemporary politics of the United States and other countries where persistent immigration has altered populations and may soon produce a majority minority milestone. Wielding historical analysis, fieldwork, and polling data, Majority Minority shows how states can leverage political institutions and rhetoric to deepen social divisions or evolve public understandings of the nation.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Justin Gest is Associate Professor of Policy and Government at George Mason University's Schar School of Policy and Government. He is the author of five books on the politics of immigration and demographic change including The New Minority: White Working Class Politics in an Age of Immigration and Inequality and Crossroads: Comparative Immigration Regimes in a World of Demographic Change. His work has been featured by ABC, BBC, CBC, CNN, The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, NPR, The New York Times, Politico, Reuters, TIME, Vox, and The Washington Post.
Inhaltsangabe
* Part I: Demographic Change and the Nation State * 1. Majority Minority: An Introduction * 2. Escape Velocity: The Pull of Nationalism Amidst Demographic Change * 3. Pathways of Majority Minority Societies: A Comparative Historical Analysis * Part II: Island Nations * 4. 'An Unnatural Country': Singapore's Quest to Control the Uncontrollable * 5. None For All: Citizenship and Peoplehood in Bahrain * 6. Masked Conflict: Carnival and Power Relations in Trinidad and Tobago * 7. Where We Belong: Maroon Villages and National Memory in Mauritius * 8. Internal Affairs: Why New York's Irish Still Run the Police Department * 9. Culture Change: How Howai'i Found Harmony in its Demise * Part III: Redefining the People * 10. From Backlash to Coexistence: How Instiutional Choices Determine Social Boundaries * 11. Nation Building: Messages and Messengers that Cultivate Coexistence * 12. Borderline White: The Past and Future of Race in American Politics * 13. Reimagined Communities: Connectedness as a Criterion for Governance * Notes * Bibliography * Appendix * Index
* Part I: Demographic Change and the Nation State * 1. Majority Minority: An Introduction * 2. Escape Velocity: The Pull of Nationalism Amidst Demographic Change * 3. Pathways of Majority Minority Societies: A Comparative Historical Analysis * Part II: Island Nations * 4. 'An Unnatural Country': Singapore's Quest to Control the Uncontrollable * 5. None For All: Citizenship and Peoplehood in Bahrain * 6. Masked Conflict: Carnival and Power Relations in Trinidad and Tobago * 7. Where We Belong: Maroon Villages and National Memory in Mauritius * 8. Internal Affairs: Why New York's Irish Still Run the Police Department * 9. Culture Change: How Howai'i Found Harmony in its Demise * Part III: Redefining the People * 10. From Backlash to Coexistence: How Instiutional Choices Determine Social Boundaries * 11. Nation Building: Messages and Messengers that Cultivate Coexistence * 12. Borderline White: The Past and Future of Race in American Politics * 13. Reimagined Communities: Connectedness as a Criterion for Governance * Notes * Bibliography * Appendix * Index
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