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



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Titolo: Routing the opposition : social movements, public policy, and democracy / / David S. Meyer, Valerie Jenness, and Helen Ingram, editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, Minn. ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, 2005
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
Disciplina: 322.440973
Soggetto topico: Social movements - United States
Political activists - United States
Social problems - Government policy - United States
Democracy - United States
Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 20th century
Altri autori: MeyerDavid S  
JennessValerie <1963->  
IngramHelen M. <1937->  
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.
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ISBN: 0-8166-9674-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
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Serie: Social movements, protest, and contention ; ; v. 23.