ABSTRACT
This chapter examines one aspect of the politics of race which is conducted beyond the ballot box and political party politics. This form of politics is often identified as “community politics”. The term “community politics” implies a political process which is parallel to the mainstream of national and local electoral politics. It is a politics of pressure and influence using the resources available to the group at a particular time. These resources may be based on notions of separate identity and may range from political agitation, marches, and civil unrest, to negotiation and compromise. Mobilization is often developed through community associations. Beyond these general features the notion of community politics can be manifest in a variety of ways, many of which may operate in a locality simultaneously.
