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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451660503321

Titolo

Routing the opposition [[electronic resource] ] : social movements, public policy, and democracy / / David S. Meyer, Valerie Jenness, and Helen Ingram, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, Minn. ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, 2005

ISBN

0-8166-9674-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Collana

Social movements, protest, and contention ; ; v. 23

Altri autori (Persone)

MeyerDavid S

JennessValerie <1963->

IngramHelen M. <1937->

Disciplina

322.440973

Soggetti

Social movements - United States

Political activists - United States

Social problems - Government policy - United States

Democracy - United States

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers presented at a conference held in Laguna Beach, Calif. in January 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Social movements and public policy : eggs, chicken, and theory / David S. Meyer -- Political contexts, challenger strategies, and mobilization : explaining the impact of the Townsend Plan / Edwin Amenta -- Social movements, the rise of new issues, and the public agenda / Frank R. Baumgartner and Christine Mahoney -- Velcro triangles : elite mobilization of local antidrug issue coalitions / John D. McCarthy -- Creating credible edibles : the organic agriculture movement and the emergence of U.S. federal organic standards / Mrill Ingram and Helen Ingram -- Inside and outside the state : movement insider status, tactics, and public policy achievements / Lee Ann Banaszak -- The policy nexus : professional networks and the formulation and adoption of workers' compensation reforms / Ryken Grattet -- Policy feedback effects for collective action : lessons from veterans' programs / Suzanne Mettler -- Rights without citizenship :



activist politics and prison reform in the United States / Mary Fainsod Katzenstein -- Policy threats and social movement coalitions : California's campaign to restore legal immigrants' rights to welfare / Ellen Reese -- Conclusion: Social movements, public policy, and democracy : rethinking the nexus / Valerie Jenness, David S. Meyer, and Helen Ingram.

Sommario/riassunto

Capturing both successes and failures, Routing the Opposition focuses on strategies that transform social movements and guide the development of public policy, revealing what happens when the different organizational cultures of activists and public policy makers interact.