Political Incorporation Through Elite Mobilization : South Asian Immigrants in the United States
Based on analysis of 60 in-depth interviews with South Asians - Immigrants from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh - in Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas, this paper argues that the lack of mobilization and inclusion of South Asians in the political process co-exists with selective mobilization within the community which results in political incorporation dependent on elite mobilization. The trend of selective elite mobilization suggests that the political incorporation of South Asians is very different from models which emphasize racial and/or ethnic mobilization for political incorporation of minority groups. The analysis of interviews suggest that there are three major trends of political engagement based on selective elite mobilization : the focus on lobbying related to home country concerns, participation in campaign fundraising as a strategy for gaining political power, and the trend of descriptive representation from white majority districts. The preeminence of these forms of political engagement suggests that the political mobilization among South Asian immigrants is only limited to certain forms which do not require the mobilization and engagement of the broader community. All the three trends identified end up reinforcing selective mobilization within the South Asian community which challenge the existing models of political incorporation
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2011
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Authors: | Mishra, Sangay |
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[2011]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | USA | United States | Elite | Südasien | South Asia | Einwanderung | Immigration | Arbeitsmigranten | Migrant workers |
Description of contents: | Abstract [papers.ssrn.com] |
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