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Black Descriptive Representation

Black Descriptive Representation is a form of political representation in which elected officials or public officeholders share the racial identity of the Black population they serve, thereby symbolically reflecting the demographic composition of their constituency within the context of African American local politics.

57

Publications

6.6K

Citations

93

Authors

74

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

7

Parents

Publications

57

Should Blacks Represent Blacks and Women Represent Women? A Contingent "Yes"

Jane Mansbridge · The Journal of Politics · 1999 · 2.9K citations

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Black faces in the mirror: African Americans and their representatives in the U.S. Congress

Choice Reviews Online · 2003 · 521 citations

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The Conditional Effects of Minority Descriptive Representation: Black Legislators and Policy Influence in the American States

Robert R. Preuhs · The Journal of Politics · 2006 · 215 citations

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Does Descriptive Race Representation Enhance Institutional Legitimacy? The Case of the U.S. Courts

Nancy Scherer, Brett W. Curry · The Journal of Politics · 2010 · 173 citations

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Descriptive Representation and the Composition of African American Turnout

John D. Griffin, Michael Keane · American Journal of Political Science · 2006 · 161 citations

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Authors

93

  1. CS
    Christopher Stout

    Oregon State University, United States

    3 publications · 43 citations

    3

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  2. KJ
    Kenneth J. Meier

    Texas A&M University, United States

    3 publications · 170 citations

    3

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  3. JM
    Jane Mansbridge

    Harvard University Press, United States

    3 publications · 3K citations

    3

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  4. RR
    Robert R. Preuhs

    Metropolitan State University of Denver, United States

    2 publications · 265 citations

    2

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  5. KJ
    Kenny J. Whitby

    University of South Carolina, United States

    2 publications · 88 citations

    2

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Institutions

74

  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    173 citations

  2. University of South Carolina

    Columbia, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    100 citations

  3. University of Notre Dame

    Notre Dame, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    450 citations

  4. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    78 citations

  5. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    266 citations

  6. University of Colorado System

    Boulder, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    367 citations

  7. The University of Texas at San Antonio

    San Antonio, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    58 citations

  8. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    242 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 9 publications · 3.6K citations

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  2. Legislative Studies Quarterly

    4 publications · 378 citations

    4

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  3. Social Science Quarterly

    SSQ · 4 publications · 211 citations

    4

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 592 citations

    3

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  5. American Journal of Political Science

    AJPS · 3 publications · 279 citations

    3

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