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

When protest makes policy : how social movements repres...

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

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

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

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Publisher

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2011.

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N303.48408/1

Record Identifier

74Vv4LNDxrXl

MMS ID

991015490209702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

xi, 231 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents

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...

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Publisher

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2011.

Place of Publication

Michigan

Date Published

c2011.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

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.

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...

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

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General note

CAWP series in gender and American politics.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-222) and index.

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Date Copyright

c2011.

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N303.48408/1

Record Identifier

74Vv4LNDxrXl

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv4LNDxrXl

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ISBN

0472117483 (cloth : alk. paper)

9780472117482 (cloth : alk. paper)

DDC

303.48/4082

MMS ID

991015490209702626

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