Women of Color Mobilizing: Sistahs are Doing It for Themselves from GOTV to Running Candidates for Political Office

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Women Politics & Policy Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI:10.1080/1554477X.2022.2008398

Christina E. Bejarano, W. Smooth

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT Pundits and scholars alike point to recent elections as evidence of a changing American electorate with women of color (WOC) at the center of creating a more diverse electorate. Similarly, we are also witnessing an increase in WOC seeking political office at all levels. We focus on the apparatuses driving increased participation of WOC in these aspects of electoral politics. We argue that much of the growth in WOC voting and running as candidates for public office stem from strategic networks of WOC-centered mobilizations working to extend democratic inclusion. We build a framework to theorize the interconnected relationships of these groups and depict the complex ecosystem of WOC formations in operation as they cultivate a more diverse electorate and candidate base simultaneously. Specifically, we focus on WOC-centered groups during the 2020 election cycle, providing a typology of political activism based upon the types of labor they contribute to the democratic process.

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有色人种女性动员：从GOTV到竞选政治职位候选人，Sistahs都在为自己做这件事

权威人士和学者都指出，最近的选举证明了美国选民正在发生变化，有色人种女性(WOC)是创造更多元化选民的核心。同样，我们也看到在各级寻求政治职位的WOC人数有所增加。我们关注的是推动WOC在这些选举政治方面更多参与的机制。我们认为，WOC投票和竞选公职候选人的增长大部分源于以WOC为中心的动员战略网络，这些动员致力于扩大民主包容性。我们建立了一个框架，将这些群体之间的相互关系理论化，并描述了WOC形成的复杂生态系统，因为它们同时培养了更多样化的选民和候选人基础。具体来说，我们关注2020年选举周期中以woc为中心的团体，根据他们为民主进程做出贡献的劳动类型提供政治活动的类型学。

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Journal of Women Politics & Policy Multiple-

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1.80

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Women, Politics & Policy explores women and their roles in the political process as well as key policy issues that impact women''s lives. Articles cover a range of tops about political processes from voters to leaders in interest groups and political parties, and office holders in the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government (including the increasingly relevant international bodies such as the European Union and World Trade Organization). They also examine the impact of public policies on women''s lives in areas such as tax and budget issues, poverty reduction and income security, education and employment, care giving, and health and human rights — including violence, safety, and reproductive rights — among many others. This multidisciplinary, international journal presents the work of social scientists — including political scientists, sociologists, economists, and public policy specialists — who study the world through a gendered lens and uncover how gender functions in the political and policy arenas. Throughout, the journal places a special emphasis on the intersection of gender, race/ethnicity, class, and other dimensions of women''s experiences.