Routing the opposition : social movements, public policy, and democracy /
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, Minn. ; London :
University of Minnesota Press,
2005.
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| Series: | Social movements, protest, and contention ;
v. 23. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction. Social Movements and Public Policy: Eggs, Chicken, and Theory; Part I. Context Matters and Patterns of Influence: Agendas and Alliances; 1. Political Contexts, Challenger Strategies, and Mobilization: Explaining the Impact of the Townsend Plan; 2. Social Movements, the Rise of New Issues, and the Public Agenda; 3. Velcro Triangles: Elite Mobilization of Local Antidrug Issue Coalitions; Part II. The Social Movement-State Nexus: The Structure and Consequences of Interpenetration.