The political power of protest [electronic resource] : minority activism and shifts in public policy / Daniel Q. Gillion, University of Pennsylvania.

9781107031142
9781107657410
9781139612951 (electronic book)

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

English

xiv, 191 p. : ill.

HN57 .G565 2013

303.6/1

"This book demonstrates the direct influence that political protest behavior has on Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court, illustrating that protest is a form of democratic responsiveness that government officials have used, and continue to draw on, to implement federal policies. Focusing on racial and ethnic minority concerns, this book shows that the context of political protest has served as a signal for political preferences. As pro-minority rights behavior grew and anti-minority rights actions declined, politicians learned from minority protest and responded when they felt emboldened by stronger informational cues stemming from citizens' behavior, a theory referred to as the "information continuum." Given the influence that minority protest actions have wielded over national government, the book offers a powerful implication. Although the shift from protest to politics as a political strategy has opened the door for institutionalized political opportunity, racial and ethnic minorities have neglected a powerful tool to illustrate the inequalities that exist in contemporary society"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cambridge studies in contentious politics.

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