Social Movements and American Political Institutions

Herausgeber: Costain, Anne N.; McFarland, Andrew S.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 559g
• ISBN-13: 9780847683581
• ISBN-10: 0847683583
• Artikelnr.: 21407584

Autorenporträt

Anne N. Costain is professor of political science at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Andrew S. McFarland is professor of political science at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Theories of American Politics and Social
Movements Chapter 3 Social Movements and Theories of American Politics
Chapter 4 "The Very Excess of Democracy": State Building and Contentious
Politics in America Chapter 5 Interest Organizations and the Study of
Democratic Politics Part 6 Mobilization Chapter 7 Mobilizing Gay Activists
Chapter 8 Mobilization at the Margins: Organizing by the Homeless Chapter 9
Use of the Initiative Process by Woman Suffrage Movements Part 10 Parties
and Elections Chapter 11 Less than Conquerors: The Christian Right in State
Republican Parties Chapter 12 Citizen Groups, Political Parties, and
Electoral Coalitions Part 13 The Presidency and Congress Chapter 14
American Social Movements and Presidential Administrations Chapter 15 Women
Lobby Congress Chapter 16 The Environmental Movement and Congress Part 17
Social Movements in Court Chapter 18 Social Movements and the Mobilization
of Law Chapter 19 Litigation as Rebellion Chapter 20 Social Movements and
Abortion Law Part 21 Conclusions Chapter 22 On the International Origins of
Domestic Political Opportunities Chapter 23 Where Have All the Foils Gone?
Competing Theories of Social Movements Chapter 24 Conclusions