Sixty years of visible protest in the disability struggle for equality, justice, and inclusion / David Pettinicchio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pettinicchio, David, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in contentious politics

Elements in Contentious Politics Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination against people with disabilities--United States.

Discrimination against people with disabilities.

Political activists--United States.

Political activists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

Visible protests reflect both continuity and change. This Element illustrates how protest around longstanding issues and grievances is punctuated by movement dynamics as well as broader cultural and institutional environments. The disability movement is an example of how activist networks and groups strategically adapt to opportunity and threat, linking protest waves to the development of issue politics. The Element examines sixty years of protest across numerous issue areas that matter for disability including social welfare, discrimination, transportation, healthcare, and media portrayals. Situating visible protest in this way provides a more nuanced picture of cycles of contention as they relate to political and organizational processes, strategies and tactics, and short-and-long-term outcomes. It also provides clues about why protest ebbs and flows, when and how protest matters, who it matters for, and for what

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Mar 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009497909

1009497901

9781009497916

100949791X

9781009497893

1009497898