Public Administration, Civic Engagement, and Spanish-Speaking Communities builds on the first bilingual (SpanishEnglish) special session at the National Academy of Public Administrations 2022 Social Equity Leadership Conference. Expanding on the themes of that groundbreaking conversation, this interdisciplinary volume addresses the urgent need to center multilingual voices in the pursuit of social equity in public administration. It examines the lived experiences and systemic challenges faced by Spanish-speaking communities in the United Statesfrom language and cultural barriers to generational divides and unequal access to technologywhile also highlighting innovative approaches to inclusive service delivery and democratic participation.
With 31 contributors representing diverse identities and disciplines, this volume models walking the social equity talk. Most chapters are coauthored by teams of scholars, students, and practitioners at different career levels, bringing forward the voices of Spanish-speaking communities alongside allies and social equity champions.
Designed for faculty, students, researchers, and practitioners alike, the book offers both breadth and depth: each chapter can be read on its own, yet together they create a comprehensive portrait of civic engagement, governance, and social equity in Spanish-speaking contexts.
Introduction
Chapter
1. The Social Construction of [ American] Identity and Language in the
Public Sphere; José Luis Irizarry, Michelle D., Zack Ridder, and Angel
Emmanuel Jaimes-Valdez
Chapter
2. Nonprofits and Civil Society: Fostering Social Equity and Civic
Engagement; Michelle D. Evans
Chapter
3. News, Social Equity, And Spanish Speaking Communities: The
Importance of Traditional News Formats in an Era of Nontraditional News
Providers; Jason R. Piscia
Chapter
4. Social Media, Social Equity, and Spanish Speaking Communities;
Jourdan A. Davis, Danielle Dannie Kyle, and José Luis Irizarry
Chapter
5. Local Government Engagement with Latinx and Spanish-Speaking
Communities; Leonor Camarena, Nicole Humphrey, Angel Molina Jr., and Shannon
Portillo
Chapter
6. Health and Human Service Delivery, Social Equity, and Spanish
Speaking Communities; Luis R. Alvarez-Hernandez, Ramón Ruiz, and Vanessa
Diez
Chapter
7. Homelessness, Social Equity, and Spanish Speaking Communities;
Paige Laine Moore and Hillary J. Knepper
Chapter
8. Latinxs Interactions with the Police Agencies in the United
States: A Systematic Quantitative Literature Review; David Topel and Roddrick
Colvin
Chapter
9. Immigration Law, Social (In)Equity, and the
Immigration-Crime-Nexus; Krystlelynn Caraballo, Daniela Mora, and Anthony
Peguero
Chapter
10. Civic Engagement and Social Equity: Democracies, Voting,
Political Systems and Spanish Speaking Communities; Emiliano Vera
Chapter
11. A Study of Equitable Access to Crisis Information for Latino
Populations; Brittany Brie Haupt, Jason D. Rivera, and Claire Connolly
Knox
Conclusion: Putting It Together and Looking Forward; José Luis Irizarry
Appendix A: Implicit Bias and Implications for Social Equity: A Reflexive
Written Activity; José Luis Irizarry
Appendix B: Academic Engagement Through The Rios Laboratory: An Equity Model
for Inclusion in Research; Juan A. Rios, Amml Hussein, Priscilla Carmona,
Allison Joseph, Resia-Maria Cooper, and Hongyi Bruce Yu
Appendix C: A Reflexive, Mindfulness-Based, Social Equity Learning Activity:
Multimedia Expression and Communication Connecting Historical, Political, and
Societal Topics with Art, Music, And Public Service; José Luis Irizarry
Appendix D: #SELC2022 Conference Program Selected Excerpts
Dr. José Luis Irizarry is an Assistant Professor at North Carolina Central University, USA.
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