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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meyer, David S.

Jenness, Valerie, 1963-

Ingram, Helen M., 1937-

Series:

Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 23.

Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 23

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements--United States.

Social movements.

Social problems--Government policy.

Social problems.

United States.

Political activists--United States.

Political activists.

Social problems--Government policy--United States.

Democracy--United States.

Democracy.

United States--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

vii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2005]

Summary:

Routing the Opposition connects the substance and content of policies with the movements that create and respond to them. The authors engage such topics as the process of involving multiple stakeholders in policy making, the impact of overlapping social networks on policy and social movement development, and the influence of policy design on the increase or decline of civic involvement. Capturing successes and failures, Routing the Opposition focuses on strategies that both transform social movements and guide the development of public policy, revealing as well what happens when the very different organizational cultures of activists and public policy makers interact.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Papers presented at a conference held in Laguna Beach, Calif. in January 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0816644799

0816644802

OCLC:

57414536