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  1. Department of Political Science, University of Houston, 3551 Cullen Boulevard, Philip Guthrie Hoffman Hall, Houston, TX, 77204-3011, USA

    Kenicia Wright

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Wright, K. (2016). Power and Minority Representation. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2524-1

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