Table of Contents

Part 1 Examining race and ethnicity in the British electoral context: introductory remarks, Shamit Saggar; analyzing race and elections in British politics - some conceptual and theoretical concerns, Shamit Saggar; ethnic minorities and the British party system in the 1990s and beyond, Anthony M. Messina. Part 2 Political parties and "race politics": ethnic minority participation and representation and the British electoral system, Michel Le Lohe; ethnic politics and the Conservatives in the post-Thatcher era, Paul Rich; New Labour debates and dilemmas, Kalbir Shukra; inequality, political opportunity and ethnic minority parliamentary candidacy, Andrew Geddes. Part 3 Levels of participation and policy influence: integration within the British political parties - perceptions of ethnic minority councillors, Jessica R. Adolino; the role of black and Asian MPs at Westminster. Jaqi Nixon; community politics and the problems of partnership - ethnic minority participation in urban regeneration networks, Philip Nanton; the public policy agenda - campaigning and politics for a multi-ethnic good society, Kaushika Amin and Robin Richardson; piecing together the puzzle - ethnic and racial politics and the British electoral map, Shamit Saggar.