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Black Representation Gap

Black Representation Gap is a political science construct that denotes the disparity between the proportion of Black individuals in a population and their proportion in political office, distinguishing it from other equity measures by specifically quantifying underrepresentation in formal political institutions.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Black Representation and Educational Policy: Are They Related?

Kenneth J. Meier, Robert E. England · American Political Science Review · 1984 · 138 citations

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Black Representation: Making Sense of Electoral Geography at Different Levels of Government

Bernard Grofman, Lisa Handley · Legislative Studies Quarterly · 1989 · 95 citations

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The Underrepresentation of Blacks on City Councils: Comparing the Structural and Socioeconomic Explanations for South/Non-South Differences

Richard L. Engstrom, Michael D. McDonald · The Journal of Politics · 1982 · 83 citations

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Black Representation On City Councils

Albert K. Karnig · Urban Affairs Quarterly · 1976 · 75 citations

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This School's Gone Downhill

Kimberly A. Goyette, Danielle Farrie, Joshua Freely · Social Problems · 2012 · 71 citations

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Authors

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  1. AK
    Albert K. Karnig

    Arizona State University, United States

    2 publications · 87 citations

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  2. BG
    Bernard Grofman

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    2 publications · 135 citations

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  3. VJ
    Vincent J. Roscigno

    The Ohio State University, United States

    1 publications · 43 citations

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  4. TP
    Ted P. Robinson

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. JL
    Jeffrey L Jensen

    New York University, United States

    1 publications · 17 citations

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Institutions

34

  1. Texas Tech University

    Lubbock, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    138 citations

  2. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    88 citations

  3. Stockton University

    Galloway, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  4. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    35 citations

  6. Stanford Medicine

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    144 citations

  7. Clemson University

    Clemson, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  8. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    86 citations

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Venues

  1. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 2 publications · 120 citations

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  2. American Politics Quarterly

    APQ · 2 publications · 48 citations

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  3. Social Science Quarterly

    SSQ · 2 publications · 46 citations

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  4. Social Problems

    2 publications · 114 citations

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  5. Urban Affairs Quarterly

    1 publications · 75 citations

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