The Political Representation of Ethnic Minorities in the UK in Comparative Perspective
An Economic and Social Research Council Seminar Series
The election of Barack Obama as President represents a landmarkin the history of racial politics in the U.S. The US has not only chosen a leader who embodies the union of black and white America, it has elected a Presidentwho reflects the ties between established Americans and new immigrants. The victory of Obama has triggered wider debate in Europe and the UK particularly, as to whether someone from an ethnic minoritycould achieve similar sucess in national politics. The series will explorethe prospectsfor ethnic minority represntation in Britain and the barriers to achieving it.
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The Social and Economic Foundations of Ethnic Minority Political Representation
Friday 29th January 2010Speakers include: John Solomos, Anthony Heath, Irene Bloemraad
Electoral Context I: The Role of the Electorate in Selecting Minority Candidates: Public Opinion and Electoral Preferences
Tuesday 13th April 2010
University of Oxford
Speakers include: Marc Swyngedouw, Dirk Jacobs and Chris Wlezien
Electoral Context II: The impact of Electoral Institutions and Political Parties
Monday 20th September 2010
2nd floor Board room (2.016), Arthur Lewis, University of Manchester
Speakers include: Bernard Grofman and Ron Johnston
The Role of Institutional and Policy Contexts in Ethnic Political Representation: are Multicultural Models the Solution?
Friday 21st January 2011
Hanson Room, Humanities Bridgeford Street, University of Manchester
Speakers include: Karen Bird and Thomas Saalfeld
Conference: UK-Obama’?: Assessing the electoral prospects for ethnic minority candidates to achieve national executive office in Britain?
Tuesday 31st May 2011
An International Conference organized by the University of Manchester and the Hansard Society, London