First published in 2000. This edited collection reviews the developments in theoretical understanding of minority political incorporation. The chapters focus on minority groups throughout the US: Three Decades of Changing MinorityGroup Opportunities – Richard A. Keiser * ElectoralArrangements and Minority Political Incorporation – Richard L. Engstrom * Life After Districts – Amy B. Bridges & Katherine Underwood * The Dynamo of Urban Growth: Immigration, Naturalization, and the Restructuring of Urban Politics – Louis De Sipio * Can Cities be Elastic and Democratic too? – Arnold P.Fleischmann * Taken In or Just Taken? Political Incorporation of African-Americans in Cities – RufusBrowning, , Dale Rodgers Marshall, & David Tabb * White Backlash, Black Power and Shades of Gray -Richard A.Keiser * Latino Descriptive and Policy Representation in the Midwest: Do ”Traditional” Models Apply? – ThomasLongoria, Jr. * On Asian-American political incorporativeprospects – James S. Lai * Gay and Lesbian Incorporation into Four Urban Regimes in Upstate New York – Donald B.Rosenthal * A Long and Uncertain Path: Looking Ahead to the 21st Century – Katherine Underwood