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Redistricting

The Most Political Activity in America, 2nd Edition

Charles S. Bullock III

A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title

This authoritative overview of election redistricting at the congressional, state legislative, and local level provides offers an overview of redistricting for students and practitioners. The updated second edition pays special attention to the significant redistricting controversies of the last decade, from the Supreme Court to state courts.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 272 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
978-1-5381-4965-2 • Hardback • March 2021 • $100.00 • (£77.00)
978-1-5381-4964-5 • Paperback • March 2021 • $39.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-5381-4963-8 • eBook • March 2021 • $37.00 • (£30.00)
Subjects: Political Science / Political Process / General, Political Science / American Government / Legislative Branch, Political Science / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections
Courses: Political Science; American Government; Law & Courts, Political Science; American Government; Elections

Charles S. Bullock III is Richard B. Russell Professor of Political Science and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia.

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction: Why Redistricting Is Important

Chapter 2: Population Equality: How Equal Must Districts Be?

Chapter 3: Minorities and Redistricting

Chapter 4: The Populations Are Equal and Minorities Have Not Been Discriminated Against,

Now What?

Chapter 5: Partisan Gerrymandering: All’s Fair in Love, War, and Redistricting Saith the U.S.

Supreme Court, But Others Beg to Differ

Chapter 6: Gerrymandering in Georgia: A Case Study

Chapter 7: Conclusion: Looking to the Future

Notes

Index

About the Author

The redrawing of Congressional and state legislative districts is a process with profound consequences for American elections and public policy. Bullock offers an important contribution to understanding the history and contemporary politics of this vital process. In many states, redistricting authority resides in state legislatures. Prior to a series of US Supreme Court decisions in the 1960s, states permitted wide variation in the populations of legislative districts, and some states elected all their US representatives at large in statewide elections. Now, the US courts require that districts be equal in population, compact, contiguous, and respectful of preexisting political subdivisions. Bullock covers all this thoroughly while noting the consequences of recent developments, such as the requirement of racial redistricting in the 1982 Voting Rights Act amendments and the increasing use of independent redistricting commissions in some states. He assesses partisan gerrymandering techniques and notes their use by many state legislatures. More recent controversies about the 2020 census and the policy consequences of redistricting also receive careful attention. This is an essential volume on one of the most significant processes in American politics.Highly recommended. Undergraduates through faculty, professionals, and general readers.


— Choice Reviews


9/29/22, Choice Reviews: This book was highlighted as a top community college title.

Link: https://www.choice360.org/choice-pick/the-top-75-community-college-titles-september-2022-edition/



• Winner, Outstanding Academic Title (Choice Reviews, 2022)

Redistricting

The Most Political Activity in America, 2nd Edition

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title

    This authoritative overview of election redistricting at the congressional, state legislative, and local level provides offers an overview of redistricting for students and practitioners. The updated second edition pays special attention to the significant redistricting controversies of the last decade, from the Supreme Court to state courts.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 272 • Trim: 6½ x 9½
    978-1-5381-4965-2 • Hardback • March 2021 • $100.00 • (£77.00)
    978-1-5381-4964-5 • Paperback • March 2021 • $39.00 • (£30.00)
    978-1-5381-4963-8 • eBook • March 2021 • $37.00 • (£30.00)
    Subjects: Political Science / Political Process / General, Political Science / American Government / Legislative Branch, Political Science / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections
    Courses: Political Science; American Government; Law & Courts, Political Science; American Government; Elections
Author
Author
  • Charles S. Bullock III is Richard B. Russell Professor of Political Science and Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments

    Chapter 1: Introduction: Why Redistricting Is Important

    Chapter 2: Population Equality: How Equal Must Districts Be?

    Chapter 3: Minorities and Redistricting

    Chapter 4: The Populations Are Equal and Minorities Have Not Been Discriminated Against,

    Now What?

    Chapter 5: Partisan Gerrymandering: All’s Fair in Love, War, and Redistricting Saith the U.S.

    Supreme Court, But Others Beg to Differ

    Chapter 6: Gerrymandering in Georgia: A Case Study

    Chapter 7: Conclusion: Looking to the Future

    Notes

    Index

    About the Author

Reviews
Reviews
  • The redrawing of Congressional and state legislative districts is a process with profound consequences for American elections and public policy. Bullock offers an important contribution to understanding the history and contemporary politics of this vital process. In many states, redistricting authority resides in state legislatures. Prior to a series of US Supreme Court decisions in the 1960s, states permitted wide variation in the populations of legislative districts, and some states elected all their US representatives at large in statewide elections. Now, the US courts require that districts be equal in population, compact, contiguous, and respectful of preexisting political subdivisions. Bullock covers all this thoroughly while noting the consequences of recent developments, such as the requirement of racial redistricting in the 1982 Voting Rights Act amendments and the increasing use of independent redistricting commissions in some states. He assesses partisan gerrymandering techniques and notes their use by many state legislatures. More recent controversies about the 2020 census and the policy consequences of redistricting also receive careful attention. This is an essential volume on one of the most significant processes in American politics.Highly recommended. Undergraduates through faculty, professionals, and general readers.


    — Choice Reviews


Features
Features
  • 9/29/22, Choice Reviews: This book was highlighted as a top community college title.

    Link: https://www.choice360.org/choice-pick/the-top-75-community-college-titles-september-2022-edition/



Awards
Awards
  • • Winner, Outstanding Academic Title (Choice Reviews, 2022)

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