John M. Goering

Neighborhood Tipping and Racial Transition: A Review of Social Science Evidence

Abstract The focus of this article is the question of whether there is any social science evidence that demonstrates the existence of a racial tipping point. Do neighborhoods tip, for example, when they become 30 percent nonwhite? There is some evidence that neighborhoods undergo a relatively continuous process of change in which racial proportions are only one element in determining population turnover. Though tipping points may well exist in certain areas and under particular conditions, neighborhoods are too variable historically, demographically, and socially to be able to formulate on an a priori basis an iron law of demographic transition.

Housing Desegregation and Federal Policy

Housing desegregation is one of Americas last civil rights frontiers. Drawing on the expertise of social scientists, civil rights attorneys, and policy analysts, these original essays present the first comprehensive examination of housing integration and federal policy covering the last two decades. This collection examines the ambiguities of federal fair housing law, the shifting attitudes of white and black Americans toward housing integration, the debate over racial quotas in housing, and the efficacy of federal programs. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination in federally assisted housing, and Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in most of the private housing market. Housing Desegregation and Federal Policy shows that America has made only modest progress in desegregating housing, despite these federal policies. Providing a balanced assessment of federal policies and programs is complicated because of disagreement over the nature of the federal governments role in this area. Disagreements over the meaning of federal law coupled with white and black disinterest in desegregation have compounded the difficulties in promoting residential integration. The authors employ research findings as well as legal and policy analysis in examining these complex issues. They consider a broad range of issues related to housing desegregation and integration, offering new sources of evidence and ideas for future research and policymaking. Originally published in 1986. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

The National Neighborhood Movement: A Preliminary Analysis and Critique

Abstract The purpose of this article is to review the characteristics of the national neighborhood movement. Drawing on admittedly incomplete sources, there is a brief description of several of the ideological currents involved in the movement. There are a number of distinctive problems or dilemmas confronting the movement in addition to its ideological choices. Problems associated with race, external events, scarce resources, free-riding, and the delivery of technical assistance may confront local and national neighborhood associations with frustrating alternatives.

Shelling Redux: How Sociology Fails to Make Progress in Building and Empirically Testing Complex Causal Models Regarding Race 1 and Residence

1These comments are emerge from several decades of work with segregation, discrimination, fair housing enforcement, and racial preference data as an academic researcher and as manager of research on fair housing issues at the research office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Wars on terrorism and Iraq : human rights, unilateralism, and U.S. foreign policy

Part 1: Framing the Debate 1. The Interplay of US Domestic Issues, Human Rights and US Foreign Policy 2. Precedent and Example in the International Arena Part 2: The War on Terrorism and Human Rights 3. US Foreign Policy and Human Rights in an Era of Insecurity 4. Unintended International Consequences of the War on Terrorism 5. The Bush Administrations Neglect of Human Rights in Fighting Terrorism: The boomerang effect Part 3: US Multilateralism in the Wake of Iraq 6. Bush, Iraq, and the UN: Whose idea was this anyway? 7. The War Against Iraq: Strategic and normative implications 8. The Future of US-European Relations 9. Legal Unilateralism 10. Tactical Multilateralism: US Foreign Policy toward the Middle East Conclusion

Lessons from the US Civil Rights Experience

This chapter attempts to answer two straightforward questions: What have been the key features of the US legislative programme for racial justice, and what if any ‘lessons’ might be relevant for the United Kingdom or other European countries? Answering these questions sensibly, however, involves several basic difficulties which face outsiders attempting comparative assessments.