Why does my congressional district look like a salamander? Politically engaged citizens have
been asking this question for far too long. This volume collects perspectives from a wide
cross-section of disciplines to explain what drives gerrymandering why it can be hard to stamp
out and how we might go about fixing it. With topics ranging from the Voting Rights Act to
Markov chains to the geography of communities this book serves as a 21st century toolkit for
how we can better approach this corrosive phenomenon. The volume editors gather experts from a
variety of fields to provide as many different perspectives on gerrymandering as possible.
Thanks to the breadth of expertise found across these chapters ranging from lawyers to
mathematicians to civil rights activists readers will discover new ways of thinking about
redistricting in the United States. Illustrations and helpful walkthroughs appear throughout to
clearly explain otherwise complex ideas from these areas. Political Geometry is a must-have for
anybody interested in political representation in the United States elections and for anyone
who's ever thought There must be a better way to do this.
