{"product_id":"immigrants-and-electoral-politics-9781501704833","title":"Immigrants and Electoral Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eImmigrants and Electoral Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, Heath Brown shows why nonprofit electoral participation has emerged in relationship to new threats to immigrants, on one hand, and immigrant integration into U.S. society during a time of demographic change, on the other. Immigrants across the United States tend to register and vote at low rates, thereby limiting the political power of many of their communities. In an attempt to boost electoral participation through mobilization, some nonprofits adopt multifaceted political strategies including registering new voters, holding candidate forums, and phone banking to increase immigrant voter turnout. Other nonprofits opt to barely participate at all in electoral politics, preferring to advance the immigrant community by providing exclusively social services.Brown interviewed dozens of nonprofit leaders and surveyed hundreds of organizations. To capture the breadth of the immigrant experience, Brown selected organizations operating in traditi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this timely, well-written book, Brown (John Jay) demonstrates the important role that nonprofit organizations play in shaping political behavior and immigrant integration.... In an era of contentious politics about immigration policy, readers will appreciate the author's treatment of the prospects for nonprofit organizations. \u003ci\u003eImmigrants and Electoral Politics\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to the theoretical and applied understanding of the ways organizations in civil society shape how and why people vote.\u003c\/p\u003e -- T. J. Vicino, Northeastern University * Choice *","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409321271639,"sku":"9781501704833","price":81.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501704833.jpg?v=1730506411","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/immigrants-and-electoral-politics-9781501704833","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}