Substantive Representation at the Intersection of Identity and Immigration
Mentor 1
Paru Shah
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
27-4-2018 1:30 PM
Description
The number of women, people of color and immigrants running for office today is remarkable. This project examines if and how this newfound descriptive representation in the statehouse influences policy outcomes. We begin with a descriptive analysis of legislative and committee assignments, and leadership roles. Are minority legislators pigeon-holed in specific roles, and does this vary by race, gender and immigrant status? We next examine authorship of legislative bills between 2014-2016, and the impact of race, gender and nativity on effective substantive representation. Do nativity and immigrant generation—of either the legislator or their constituents—shape the legislative agenda? Using a new database that includes the race, gender, and nativity of state legislators, their legislative actions, and the demographic composition of their constituents, our analysis draws distinctions between the representative efforts of women and men within, and across, racial groups, and immigrant generations.
Substantive Representation at the Intersection of Identity and Immigration
Union Wisconsin Room
The number of women, people of color and immigrants running for office today is remarkable. This project examines if and how this newfound descriptive representation in the statehouse influences policy outcomes. We begin with a descriptive analysis of legislative and committee assignments, and leadership roles. Are minority legislators pigeon-holed in specific roles, and does this vary by race, gender and immigrant status? We next examine authorship of legislative bills between 2014-2016, and the impact of race, gender and nativity on effective substantive representation. Do nativity and immigrant generation—of either the legislator or their constituents—shape the legislative agenda? Using a new database that includes the race, gender, and nativity of state legislators, their legislative actions, and the demographic composition of their constituents, our analysis draws distinctions between the representative efforts of women and men within, and across, racial groups, and immigrant generations.
