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Out and Running : Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation /

This volume presents an analysis of the political representation of gay and lesbian elected candidates and elected officials within government institutions, especially at the state level. It presents a number of findings about the strategies of LGBT candidates for state legislative office, the condi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haider-Markel, Donald P.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington D.C. : Georgetown University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Political representation and a brief history of the American LGBT movement
  • See how they run : voter preferences and candidates' experiences with the role of sexual orientation in state elections
  • Assessing the role of sexual orientation in elections : LGBT state legislative candidates, 1992-2006
  • In the legislature : case studies on political representation and LGBT state legislators
  • Translating descriptive representation into substantive representation
  • Descriptive representation and backlash
  • Conclusion : out for good
  • Appendix A: Survey of 2003-2004 State legislative candidates
  • Appendix B: Political representation descriptive.