Public Administration, Civic Engagement, and Spanish-Speaking Communities builds on and develops ideas and issues discussed at the first bilingual (Spanish-English) special session at the National Academy of Public Administration’s (NAPA) 2022 Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC) hosted by the Masagung Graduate School of Management at the University of San Francisco. This book explores issues of social equity in public service for Spanish speaking communities and how these communities experience social inequities that negatively impact the creation and sustainability of their meaningful inclusion and democratic participation in civic and public life.
This book addresses the lack of voices and perspectives from Spanish speaking communities in mainstream discourse and practice of social equity in public administration by inviting those voices to elucidate the issues, their contexts, and significance. Part 1 provides foundations and context in social equity, language access legislation and policies, English-Spanish translation and interpretation, nuances about the diversity of Spanish speaking communities as well as of the Spanish languages, the roles of the nonprofit sector and civil society organizations to compensate for market and government failures resulting in inequities, and relevant ethical considerations. Part 2 addresses communication, information, and disinformation (news, social media, and government communication). Part 3 addresses Hispanic/Latino intersectional identities and social equity including issues of race, gender, status, and the human service delivery. Part 4 examines specific topics in social equity (such as homelessness, healthcare, voting and civic engagement, criminal justice, and crisis recovery information). Part 5 provides a number of innovative applications, case studies, and teaching tools for students, academics, and practitioners.
Public Administration, Civic Engagement, and Spanish-Speaking Communities builds on ideas and issues discussed at the first bilingual (Spanish-English) special session at the National Academy of Public Administration’s (NAPA) 2022 Social Equity Leadership Conference (SELC) hosted by the Masagung Graduate School of Management.
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.
