Civic hopes and political realities immigrants, community organizations, and political engagement /

Civic hopes and political realities immigrants, community organizations, and political engagement / [Texte imprimé] : S. Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad, editors - New York : Russell Sage Foundation, cop. 2008 - 1 vol. (398 p.) : ill., cartes ; 24 cm

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Making organizations count : immigrant civic engagement in California cities / Parties, organizations, and political incorporation : immigrants in six U.S. cities / Organizing for immigrant labor rights : Latino immigrants in San Jose and Houston / Inclusion versus exclusion : Caribbeans in Britain and France / Civic networks and political behavior : Turks in Amsterdam and Berlin / "Communities of practice" for civic and political engagement : Asian Indian and Vietnamese immigrant organizations in a Southwest metropolis / Highly skilled but unwelcome in politics : Asian Indians and Chinese in a New Jersey suburb / Selective service : Indians, Poles, and Mexicans in Chicago / Protestant churches and conservative politics : Latinos and Asians in the United States / Immigrants at work : labor unions and noncitizen members / Nonprofit organizations : agents of immigrant political incorporation in urban America / Civic engagement across borders : Mexicans in Southern California / S. Karthick Ramakrishnan and Irene Bloemraad -- Kristi Andersen -- Shannon Gleeson -- Rahsaan Maxwell -- Floris Vermeulen and Maria Berger -- Caroline B. Brettell and Deborah Reed-Danahay -- Sofya Aptekar -- Laurencio Sanguino -- Janelle Wong, Kathy Rim, and Haven Perez -- Rebecca Hamlin -- Els de Graauw -- Celia Viramontes The importance of place -- Variations across ethnic groups -- Variations by organization type --

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