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When protest makes policy : how social movements represent disadvantaged groups

2011 the University of Michigan ;Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2011. ;ISBN: 0472117483 ;ISBN: 9780472117482 ;ISBN: 9780472026371 ;ISBN: 0472026372 ;ISBN: 9780472035113 ;ISBN: 0472035118 ;EISBN: 9780472026371 ;EISBN: 0472026372 ;DOI: 10.3998/mpub.1285595 ;OCLC: 792700044 ;LCCallNum: HM881

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When protest makes policy : how social movements represent disadvantaged groups
Author: Weldon, S. Laurel
Subjects: Advocacy ; Book Industry Communication ; Democratic theory ; Feminism ; Feminism--Political aspects ; Feminism--United States ; Gender studies, gender groups ; JFSJ1 Gender studies: women ; Legislature ; Lobbying ; Minorities ; Organization for economic cooperation and development ; Political activism ; Political Advocacy ; Political aspects ; Political parties ; Political Process ; POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Political theory ; Politics & government ; Social cohesion ; Social groups ; Social movements ; Social movements - Political aspects ; Social movements -- Political aspects.; Feminism -- Political aspects.; Social movements -- Political aspects -- United States.; Feminism -- United States ; Social movements--Political aspects--United States ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Society & culture: general ; Society & social sciences ; Sociology ; U.S.A ; United States ; Women ; Women's Studies
Description: A must-read for scholars across a broad sweep of disciplines. Laurel Weldon weaves together skillfully the theoretical strands of gender equality policy, intersectionality, social movements, and representation in a multimethod/level comparative study that unequivocally places women's movements at the center of our understanding of democracy and social change."" ---Amy G. Mazur, Washington State University "Laurel Weldon's When Protest Makes Policy expands and enriches our understanding of representation by stressing social movements as a primary avenue for the representation of marginalized groups. With powerful theory backed by persuasive analysis, it is a must-read for anyone interested in democracy and the representation of marginalized groups." ---Pamela Paxton, University of Texas at Austin ""This is a bold and exciting book. There are many fine scholars who look at women's movements, political theorists who make claims about democracy, and policy analysts who do longitudinal treatments or cross-sectional evaluations of various policies. I know of no one, aside from Weldon, who is comfortable with all three of these roles."" ---David Meyer, University of California, Irvine What role do social movements play in a democracy? Political theorist S. Laurel Weldon demonstrates that social movements provide a hitherto unrecognized form of democratic representation, and thus offer a significant potential for deepening democracy and overcoming social conflict. Through a series of case studies of movements conducted by women, women of color, and workers in the United States and other member nations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Weldon examines processes of representation at the local, state, and national levels. She concludes that, for systematically disadvantaged groups, social movements can be as important---sometimes more important---for the effective articulation of a group perspective as political parties, interest groups, or the physical presence of group members in legislatures. When Protest Makes Policy contributes to the emerging scholarship on civil society as well as the traditional scholarship on representation. It will be of interest to anyone concerned with advancing social cohesion and deepening democracy and inclusion as well as those concerned with advancing equality for women, ethnic and racial minorities, the working class, and poor people. S. Laurel Weldon is Professor of Political Science at Purdue University.
Related Titles: CAWP series in gender and American politics
Publisher: Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press
Creation Date: 2011
Format: 248
Language: English
Identifier: ISBN: 0472117483
ISBN: 9780472117482
ISBN: 9780472026371
ISBN: 0472026372
ISBN: 9780472035113
ISBN: 0472035118
EISBN: 9780472026371
EISBN: 0472026372
DOI: 10.3998/mpub.1285595
OCLC: 792700044
LCCallNum: HM881
Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete
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