Routing the opposition
Subtitle: social movements, public policy, and democracy
By: David S. Meyer, Valerie Jenness, and Helen Ingram, editors.
Contributors: Meyer, David S.; Jenness, Valerie, 1963-; Ingram, Helen M., 1937-
Series: Social movements, protest, and contention ;; v. 23
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Social movements -- United States; Political activists -- United States; Social problems -- Government policy -- United States; Democracy -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Papers presented at a conference held in Laguna Beach, Calif. in January 2002.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Social movements and public policy : eggs, chicken, and theory / David S. Meyer; title: Political contexts, challenger strategies, and mobilization : explaining the impact of the Townsend Plan / Edwin Amenta; title: Social movements, the rise of new issues, and the public agenda / Frank R. Baumgartner and Christine Mahoney; title: Velcro triangles : elite mobilization of local antidrug issue coalitions / John D. McCarthy; title: Creating credible edibles : the organic agriculture movement and the emergence of U.S. federal organic standards / Mrill Ingram and Helen Ingram; title: Inside and outside the state : movement insider status, tactics, and public policy achievements / Lee Ann Banaszak; title: The policy nexus : professional networks and the formulation and adoption of workers' compensation reforms / Ryken Grattet; title: Policy feedback effects for collective action : lessons from veterans' programs / Suzanne Mettler; title: Rights without citizenship : activist politics and prison reform in the United States / Mary Fainsod Katzenstein; title: Policy threats and social movement coalitions : California's campaign to restore legal immigrants' rights to welfare / Ellen Reese; title: Conclusion: Social movements, public policy, and democracy : rethinking the nexus / Valerie Jenness, David S. Meyer, and Helen Ingram.