When protest makes policy how social movements represent disadvantaged groups

Do social movements lead to more inclusive democracy or to a more polarized, fragmented, elite-dominated polity?

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weldon, S. Laurel
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 2011, [2011]©2011
Series:CAWP series in gender and American politics
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of 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 on violence against women of color
  • Women's movements, representation, and civil society
  • The advocacy state
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-222) and index