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1 – 10 of 115This article develops an alternative theoretical approach to the Supreme Court’s controversial electoral redistricting decisions in Shaw v. Reno (1993) and its progeny. Instead of…
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This article develops an alternative theoretical approach to the Supreme Court’s controversial electoral redistricting decisions in Shaw v. Reno (1993) and its progeny. Instead of relying on the traditional equal protection interpretation, this paper argues that controversies over electoral redistricting are at base disputes among competing visions of democracy. In the Court’s recent redistricting cases, the majority and the dissent adopted fundamentally different visions of democracy – Individualist Democracy and Democracy as Power. In addition to elaborating these rival understandings of democracy, this article develops the concept of Symbolic Democracy to explain a central paradox in the Court majority’s decision: its simultaneous denial and recognition of the relevance of racial groups in representation.
Krista E. Leh, Linda Kay Mayger and Christina Yuknis
This study investigated how superintendents lead the process of within-district racial and socioeconomic integration.
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Purpose
This study investigated how superintendents lead the process of within-district racial and socioeconomic integration.
Design/methodology/approach
The researchers used Constructivist Grounded Theory methodology to analyze interviews with superintendents, documents and videos from four school districts in suburban, southeastern Pennsylvania.
Findings
The emergent “Leadership for In-District Integration” theory indicated that superintendents who led redistricting initiatives aligned their systems for organizational equity only after developing culturally competent leadership practices and building trusting relationships within the school community. Despite these efforts, only two of the four districts achieved racial or socioeconomic balance in the targeted grade levels. In all districts the efforts to integrate their schools for equity were ongoing.
Practical implications
The current study's findings indicate that school leaders may face less conflict with constituents about school desegregation if they capitalize on existing needs to redraw district boundaries for other purposes. Superintendents seeking to engage in such work should set clear goals for what constitutes desegregation, view integration as more than demographic balancing and seek support to develop culturally competent leadership practices that build trusting relationships among community members.
Originality/value
The Leadership for In-District Integration theory adds conceptual and practical value to the field of educational administration by effectively illustrating what it meant to superintendents to integrate a school system and revealing insights that may help other school leaders make such a change. This research is significant because it is one of the few studies that focuses primarily on leadership factors associated with integration within suburban school districts.
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The Republican majority in the House will fall to just one next week when another resignation takes effect. Both parties have been using state legislatures to redraw constituency…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286275
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Currently, there are 33 Republican and 16 Democratic governors, plus one independent. However, the Democrats are ahead of the Republicans in opinion polling. Meanwhile, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231989
ISSN: 2633-304X
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UNITED STATES: Court overturns New York redistricting
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES268870
ISSN: 2633-304X
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UNITED STATES: Census data will have political impact
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES261108
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Control of state legislatures is vital to the process of electoral redistricting, triggered by the 2020 census, which will last for the next ten years. Several states also voted…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257666
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Parliament on June 16 ratified a new electoral law, averting the looming political crisis that threatened to leave the country without a legislature.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221678
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UNITED STATES: New York state primary