Redistricting in the New Millennium [Hardcover]

Redistricting in the New Millennium cogently explores the most political of all institution decisions: drawing district lines. This excellent collection of essays by top-notch authors makes a fine contribution to the literature.The process and politics of redistricting have become more complicated over the years. This volume addresses that complication through a series of theoretical, historical, and case study essays.Politics, and the redistricting process through which it is carried out, has always been part of our history. In the last four decades, however, the frequency with which redistricting has taken place has grown dramatically. Through a series of theoretical, historical, and case study essays by leading scholars, Redistricting in the New Millennium addresses the complications of redistricting from before the 1812 plan setting gerrymandering to the latest Congressional races. The essays take the reader through the complicated issues of redistricting, addressing partisan, incumbent, racial, and judicial concerns. The book is essential for students of politics as well as anyone interested in the political process.Part 1 Part I - Introduction: Reapportionment and Redistricting: History and Concepts Chapter 2 Introduction: Redistricting Past, Present, and Future Chapter 3 On the Systemic Consequences of Redistricting in the 1960s Chapter 4 Redistricting and Incumbency: The New Voter Effect Chapter 5 District Geography and Voters Part 6 Part II - Race and Redistricting in the Old and New Millennia Chapter 7 Race, Redistricting, and the Courts Chapter 8 From Beer to Eternity: Why Race Will Always Predominate Under the Voting Rights Act Chapter 9 Minorities and Representation in the New Millennium Part 10 Case Studies in the Old and New Millennia Chapter 11 The Art of the Dummymander: The Impact of Recent Redistrictings on the Partisan Makeup of Southern House Seats Chapter 12 The Republicans Take Control: The 2001 Redistricting in Michigan Chapter 13 All Quiet ol³