When protest makes policy : how social movements represent disadvantaged groups / / by S. Laurel Weldon

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910535353503321
• Autore: Weldon S. Laurel
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 0-472-90381-0; 1-283-01161-1; 9786613011619; 0-472-02637-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Collana: CAWP series in gender and American politics
• Disciplina: 303.48/4082
• Soggetti: Feminism - Political aspects; Feminism - United States; Social movements - Political aspects - United States; Social movements - Political aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: movements, marginalization, and representation -- Representing women in democratic policy processes -- Social movements, representation, and family policy -- Intersectionality, labor, and representation in the 50 U.S. states -- Inclusion, identity, and women's movements: state policies on violence against women of color -- Women's movements, representation, and civil society -- The advocacy state.
• Sommario/riassunto: Do social movements lead to more inclusive democracy or to a more polarized, fragmented, elite-dominated polity?