Social Movements and American Political Institutions
Contributions by Lee Ann Banaszak, Jeffrey M. Berry, Paul Burstein, W Douglas Costain, Daniel M. Cress, Claude Dufour, John C. Green, James L. Guth, Douglas R. Imig, James P. Lester, Mark I. Lichbach, Doug McAdam, Michael W. McCann, Andrew S. McFarland, Oneida Meranto, Deborah Schildkraut, David A. Snow, Sidney Tarrow, Clyde Wilcox, Laura R. Woliver Edited by Anne N. Costain, Andrew S. McFarland
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Publication date:
23 April 1998Length of book:
344 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9781461642411
Social movements in the United States are important political actors because of their scale and duration, their generation of new ideas and understandings of existing problems, their ability to mobilize those who were previously passive citizens, and the impetus they provide for restructuring and broadening the agenda of American politics. This volume combines chapters by a distinguished group of social movement scholars, from both sociology and political science, who use perspectives ranging from political process theory to rational choice and collective action approaches to evaluate the functioning of institutions of American government and the public policies that they produce. A diverse group of movements and interests are featured: women, public interest, native America, the environment, the Christian Right, abortion, gay rights, and homelessness among them.
Fresh and original.