Gay Politics, Urban Politics: Identity and Economics in the Urban Setting (Power, Conflict, and Democracy: American Politics Into the 21st Century) - Softcover

Bailey, Robert W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0231096631 ISBN 13: 9780231096638

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Drawing from surveys of political attitudes and voting patterns among gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, Bailey's study is a revealing window into how sexual identity has fostered political alliances. The book investigates mayoral voting patterns in America's three largest citiesNew York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

About this title

Synopsis:

Since the late 1960s, the burgeoning gay rights movement has begun to have a profound effect on the politics of many American cities. This book presents a comprehensive exploration of gay and lesbian politics in urban settings. The study presents a window into how sexual identity has fostered political alliances and investigates the mayoral voting patterns in America's three largest cities - New York, Los Angeles and Chicago - offering case studies of specific urban political settings. The author addresses such issues as how policy is swayed in cities not known as gay centres and how specific issues are influenced in urban areas where gays and lesbians become part of the governing regime.

About the Author:

Robert W. Bailey is associate professor of public policy administration at Rutgers University, Camden.

About this edition

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0231096631
• ISBN 13: 9780231096638
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416