Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
6-2017
Abstract
This report provides an update on the participation of Latin@s in city government in Chelsea and Boston. Since 2001 several studies have documented a severe underrepresentation of Latin@s in policy-making bodies in government institutions that affect their lives (e.g., Hardy-Fanta, 2002; Uriarte, Jennings, & Douglas, 2014). The Silent Crisis, the 2014 study (Uriarte et al., 2014) commissioned by the Greater Boston Latin@ Network, found significant under-representation of Latin@s in the city governments of Boston, Chelsea, and Somerville. In each of the three cities, the representation of Latin@s in the population far outpaced their role in the municipal governments.
Community Engaged/Serving
Part of the UMass Boston Community-Engaged Teaching, Research, and Service Series. http://scholarworks.umb.edu/engage
Recommended Citation
Jennings, James; Douglas, Jen; and Uriarte, Miren, "The Silent Crisis II: A Follow-Up Analysis of Latin@ Participation in City Government Boards, Commissions, and Executive Bodies in Boston and Chelsea, Massachusetts" (2017). Gastón Institute Publications. 214.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/gaston_pubs/214
Included in
Latina/o Studies Commons, Public Administration Commons, Public Policy Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons
Comments
Formed in 2013, Greater Boston Latino Network (GBLN) is a collective of Latino-led community-based organizations in Greater Boston that work together to address the historical underrepresentation of Latinos in leadership roles across the region.