When protest makes policy : how social movements represent disadvantaged groups / S. Laurel Weldon.
When protest makes policy : how social movements represent disadvantaged groups / S. Laurel Weldon.
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Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2011.
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N303.48408/1
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English
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xi, 231 p. ; 24 cm.
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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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Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2011.
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Michigan
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c2011.
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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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CAWP series in gender and American politics.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-222) and index.
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c2011.
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N303.48408/1
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0472117483 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780472117482 (cloth : alk. paper)
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303.48/4082
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991015490209702626