Books in the National Political Science Review Series series

Divided into two volumes, this concentrates on the institutional aspects of Black politics, and addresses various dimensions of social capital that constitute the fundamental building blocks of Black politics. Each contains peer-reviewed articles, a symposium section, and book reviews, as well as other featured sections.

The election of 2008 brought onto the national stage complexitiesarising when the member of a minority group assumes power over national political institutions

This volume is anchored by a major symposium on "The Politics of the Black 'Nation'", by Matthew Holden. In addition to essays presented at the symposium, there are essays dealing with issues such as African American politics in constancy and change, and there are 15 book reviews by scholars.

Race and Democracy in the Americas examines dimensions of the comparative dynamics of race and ethnicity, with a directed focus on the Americas, most particularly Brazil and the United States

The main focus of this volumeis an exploration of the patterns of competition for political power at the state and local levels in American politics

The election of 2008 brought onto the national stage complexitiesarising when the member of a minority group assumes power over national political institutions

Domestic and international health activism and health policy are focal points in this volume, a publication of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists

This volume of the National Political Science Review, the official publication of the National Political Science Association, is anchored by a major symposium on The Politics of the Black "Nation," the book authored by Matthew Holden in 1973, which is now considered one of the most influential books in the field of black politics

This volume joins the preceding volumes in this distinguished series in presenting contemporary research by leading political scientists addressing topics of interest to those concerned with African-American affairs

The National Political Science Review is the official publication of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. This volume reflects major research focuses across religion, race, gender, culture, and of course, politics.

Joins the preceding volumes in this series in presenting contemporary research by leading political scientists addressing topics of interest to those concerned with African-American affairs. This volume aims to capture the expanding boundaries of black politics and the persistent interests of the black community at large.

In the past, African American aspirations for political offi ce were assumed to be limited to areas with sizeable black population bases

Domestic and international health activism and health policy are focal points in this volume, a publication of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. This work demonstrates the continuing importance of the "medical civil rights movement," through examples of activism of women of colour in AIDS service organizations, of their health issues, and of the struggle for racial equity in health care in Brazil.

The research included in this volume examines the competing pressures felt by black women as political agents in the domains of elections, public policy, and social activism

The main focus of this volumeis an exploration of the patterns of competition for political power at the state and local levels in American politics

This collection explores some of the complexities of the persistence and re-emergence of race and ethnicity as major lines of divisiveness around the world. Contributors analyze manifestations of race-based movements for political empowerment and racial intolerance in Europe and Latin America.

The National Political Science Review is the official publication of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. The Review's purpose, as described by Matthew Holden in his introduction, is to "lead to new information, insights, and findings" into the social and political status of African Americans. The volume is not exclusionist or narrow. It integrates essays that could stand alone, as they initially were written, according to the method and theory of the author in question. As presented here, however, they also lend themselves to a broader treatment of race and the political order. The present volume combines essays expressly focused on African Americans, Africa, and the African diaspora. At the same tune, it contains essays about broad generic subjects such as budgeting and interest groups, written with no explicit racial relevance. Holden integrates these essays under the theme of the changing racial regime.The integrating concept is the old word "regime," which political scientists have used in many situations before to define such more or less persistent, though not necessarily permanent, orders of precedence. If no significant benefits and no significant burdens could be forecast by knowledge of the social identity called race, then the regime could be seen as non-racial. In American experience, the regime was, at one time, purposeful and sustained white advantage. The "white race" and its preferential standing, was central to virtually all institutional practice-public and private. The significant contemporary question is the degree of change hi the racial regime. Some proceed with the assumption that a large degree of change has occurred in the American political system. The view of other contributors is that the system still sustains racial stratification. In its very internal dialogue, this volume presents a panorama of current work by political scientists, African American and other, on the character of the American political system.Contributors include: Cedric Robinson, Charles Henry, Edward J. Muller, Marjorie Lewis, Katherine A. Hinckley and Bette S. Hill, Nancy Haggard-Gilson, and Vernon Johnson. The Changing Racial Regime is an essential resource for political scientists, black studies specialists, and scholars and policy analysts of race relations in the United States.

Black Politics in a Time of Transition appears at an historic point in American politics

This work examines dimensions of the comparative dynamics of race and ethnicity, with a directed focus on the Americas, most particularly Brazil and the USA. The chapters cover a common search for understanding of the changing ways in which race operates in societies generally.

The National Political Science Review is the official publication of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists

The official publication of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, this annual publication includes significant scholarly research reflecting the diverse interests of scholars from various backgrounds who use a variety of models, approaches, and methodologies