Sharon D Wright Austin
Biographic Data
| ID | 2024507 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sharon D Wright Austin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sharon D Wright |
| FAMILY NAME | Austin |
| SIGNATURE | AUSTIN S D W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Contemporary Black Populism and the Development of Multiracial Electoral Coalitions
The Caribbeanization of Black Politics
The Caribbeanization of Black Politics: Race, Group Consciousness, and Political Participation in America examines the impact of the ethnic diversification of African American communities on the prospects for black political empowerment in four “gateway” cities of entry for black ethnic citizens - Boston, Chicago, Miami, and New York City. For the last several years, these cities have experienced an influx of black immigrants from the Cape Verdea…
The Caribbeanization of Black Politics
The Effect of Racial Group Consciousness on the Political Participation of African Americans and Black Ethnics in Miami-Dade County, Florida
This research examines group consciousness among people of African descent in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and its possible impact on their political participation. Using an original survey of over one thousand respondents, the authors question whether African Americans and black ethnics (Africans, Afro-Caribbean Americans, Afro-Cuban Americans, and Haitians) possess a shared group consciousness and, if so, why. Second, does group consciousness or…
Church Attendance, Social Capital, and Black Voting Participation
Objectives. We test the traditional studies of political participation that suggest enhanced education and income will help reduce the racial gap in voting. Methods. We adopt a Bayesian model to test the impact of education and income on both black and white racial groups. We also link the explanation of black voting participation to social capital. Results. We find that bonding and bridging social capital as well as human capital are all importa…
Transformation of Plantation Politics, The
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
The Limitations of the Deracialization Concept in the 2001 Los Angeles Mayoral Election
This paper investigates the use of a deracialized electoral strategy by a Latino candidate, Antonio Villaraigosa, during his campaign for mayor of the city of Los Angeles, California. The aim of the research is to explain why the Latino candidate, given that Los Angeles has a sizeable Latino and African American population, loss the election to a white candidate who played the race card. We find that Villaraigosa's deracialized campaign was unsuc…
The Effect of Racial Group Consciousness on the Political Participation of African Americans and Black Ethnics in Miami-Dade County, Florida
This research examines group consciousness among people of African descent in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and its possible impact on their political participation. Using an original survey of over one thousand respondents, the authors question whether African Americans and black ethnics (Africans, Afro-Caribbean Americans, Afro-Cuban Americans, and Haitians) possess a shared group consciousness and, if so, why. Second, does group consciousness or…
The Limitations of the Deracialization Concept in the 2001 Los Angeles Mayoral Election
This paper investigates the use of a deracialized electoral strategy by a Latino candidate, Antonio Villaraigosa, during his campaign for mayor of the city of Los Angeles, California. The aim of the research is to explain why the Latino candidate, given that Los Angeles has a sizeable Latino and African American population, loss the election to a white candidate who played the race card. We find that Villaraigosa's deracialized campaign was unsuc…
Church Attendance, Social Capital, and Black Voting Participation
Objectives. We test the traditional studies of political participation that suggest enhanced education and income will help reduce the racial gap in voting. Methods. We adopt a Bayesian model to test the impact of education and income on both black and white racial groups. We also link the explanation of black voting participation to social capital. Results. We find that bonding and bridging social capital as well as human capital are all importa…
The Limitations of the Deracialization Concept in the 2001 Los Angeles Mayoral Election
This paper investigates the use of a deracialized electoral strategy by a Latino candidate, Antonio Villaraigosa, during his campaign for mayor of the city of Los Angeles, California. The aim of the research is to explain why the Latino candidate, given that Los Angeles has a sizeable Latino and African American population, loss the election to a white candidate who played the race card. We find that Villaraigosa's deracialized campaign was unsuc…
Transformation of Plantation Politics, The
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle
Church Attendance, Social Capital, and Black Voting Participation
Objectives. We test the traditional studies of political participation that suggest enhanced education and income will help reduce the racial gap in voting. Methods. We adopt a Bayesian model to test the impact of education and income on both black and white racial groups. We also link the explanation of black voting participation to social capital. Results. We find that bonding and bridging social capital as well as human capital are all importa…
The Effect of Racial Group Consciousness on the Political Participation of African Americans and Black Ethnics in Miami-Dade County, Florida
This research examines group consciousness among people of African descent in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and its possible impact on their political participation. Using an original survey of over one thousand respondents, the authors question whether African Americans and black ethnics (Africans, Afro-Caribbean Americans, Afro-Cuban Americans, and Haitians) possess a shared group consciousness and, if so, why. Second, does group consciousness or…
The Caribbeanization of Black Politics
The Caribbeanization of Black Politics: Race, Group Consciousness, and Political Participation in America examines the impact of the ethnic diversification of African American communities on the prospects for black political empowerment in four “gateway” cities of entry for black ethnic citizens - Boston, Chicago, Miami, and New York City. For the last several years, these cities have experienced an influx of black immigrants from the Cape Verdea…
The Caribbeanization of Black Politics
Contemporary Black Populism and the Development of Multiracial Electoral Coalitions
Political science (8 works) · Politics (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Race, History, and American Society (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)