James Jennings Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning

	Home Research Interests Books Journal Articles Research Reports, Evaluations & Presentations Professional & Public Service		Books Race Neighborhoods, and the Misuse of Social Capital, editor, (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007) Race, Politics, and Community Development in U.S. Cities, special edition, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences (July 2004) Welfare Reform and the Revitalization of Inner City Neighborhoods (Michigan State University Press, 2003) Racism: Essential Readings, co-editor, (Sage Publications, 2001) An Introduction to Poverty: Race, Power, and Wealth, co-editor, (New York University Press, 1999) Race and Politics in the United States: New Challenges and Responses for Black Activism, editor (Verso Press, 1997) Blacks, Latinos, and Asians: Status and Prospects for Activism, editor (Praeger, 1994) Understanding the Nature of Poverty in Urban America (Praeger, 1994) Race, Politics, and Economic Development: Community Perspectives, editor (Verso Press, 1992) The Politics of Black Empowerment: Transformation of Black Activism in Urban America (Wayne State University Press, 1992) From Access to Power: Black Politics in Boston, co editor, (Schenckman Books, 1986) Puerto Rican Politics in Urban America, co editor, (Greenwood Press, 1984) Select Book Chapters "The Black Church and Civic Involvement: Emergence of Strategic Coalitions in Boston" in R.D. Smith and F.C. Harris, Black Churches and Local Politics: Clergy Influence, Organizational Partnerships, and Civic Empowerment (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2005) "Urban Poverty, Social Welfare, and Human Rights" in L. Simmons, Welfare, The Working Poor, and Labor (M.E. Sharpe, 2004) "Political Coalitions Between Communities of Color: Implications for a New Politics: in C. Stokes and T. Melendez, Racial Liberalism and the Politics of Urban American (MSU Press, 2003) "Black Neo-Conservatism: Beyond Black Neo-Conservatism and Liberalism" in L. Randolph and G. Tate, Dimensions of Black Neo-Conservatism (New York: St. Martins Press, 2002) "Black, Latino, and Asian Politics: Issues and Lessons for Urban Politics" in C. Fanta and J. Gerson, Latino Politics in Massachusetts: Struggles, Strategies, and Prospects (Routledge, 2002) "Race Dialogue and Debates in the United States" in C. Stokes, et al., Race in the Twenty-First Century (Michigan State University Press, 2001) "Continuing Role of Community Service in Study of Race and Class" in M. Marable, Theorizing Black Studies (Columbia University Press, 2000) "Puerto Ricans and the Community Control Movement..." co-author, in A. Torres and J. Velazquez, Puerto Ricans and Social Movement (Temple University Press, 1998) "The Black Community in Boston," co-author, in P. Watanabe, et al., A Dream Deferred: Changing Demographics, Challenges, and New Opportunities for Boston (The Boston Foundation, 1996) "An Examination Latino Experience in Vocational Education: Implications for Educational Policy and Reform in Massachusetts" in R. Rivera and S. Nieto The Education of Latino Students in Massachusetts (University of Massachusetts Press, 1994) "Politics of Black Empowerment: Race, Class and Community" in J. Kling and P. Posner Dilemmas of Activism (Temple University Press, 1990) "Puerto Rican Studies and Community Activism in the 1980s" in T. Arroyo A Renaissance of Puerto Rican Studies: Ethnic and Area Studies in the American University (Columbia University Press, 1987)