Elizabeth Oltmans Ananat|Ebonya Washington
Segregation and Black political efficacy
Duke University|Yale University
impact segregation black political efficacy theoretically ambiguous one hand increased contact among blacks segregated areas may mean blacks better able coordinate political behavior hand lesser contact nonblacks may mean blacks less political influence voters races nonblacks intergroup conflict theory suggests greater contact yields greater conflict groups intergroup contact theory suggests exactly reverse investigate question empirically find exogenous increases segregation lead decreases black civic efficacy measured ability elect representatives vote liberally specifically favor legislation favored blacks tendency representatives segregated msas vote conservatively arises spite fact blacks segregated areas hold liberal political views blacks less segregated locales find evidence decrease efficacy driven conservative attitudes amongst nonblacks segregated areas