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1 online resource (318 pages). |
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Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
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Cambridge studies in contentious politics.
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Cover; The U.S. Women's Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptation; Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Organizational Abbreviations; 1: Introduction: The Women's Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptatiion; WINNING A PLACE FOR WOMEN ON JURIES; THE ROAD AHEAD; 2: Theorizing Social Movement Strategic Adaptation; EXISTING THEORIES OF SOCIAL MOVEMENT OUTCOMES; Defining Movement Political Success; Causes of Movement Political Success; THEORIZING STRATEGIC ADAPTATION AND ITS CAUSES; Perceiving Signals, Opportunities, and Threats. |
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Assessing ActionsAdapting Tactics; Implementing Changes; A SUMMARY OF THE MODEL; 3: Broadening Women's Citizenship: A History of U.S. Women's Jury Rights; WHY THESE FIFTEEN STATE JURY MOVEMENTS?; 4: Responding to Political Defeats; THE MORE STRATEGIC STATES: MOBILIZING GRASSROOTS SUPPORT TO RESPOND TO POLITICAL DEFEATS; California: Learning from a Defeat; Illinois: Mobilizing Downstate Support; LESS STRATEGIC STATES: RESPONDING TO POLITICAL DEFEATS WITH FRUSTRATION AND APATHY; Montana: Irritation and Frustration; Nebraska: Redeploying the Same Tactic; CONCLUSION. |
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5: Countering Public Opposition and IndifferenceTHE MORE STRATEGIC STATES: ONGOING TACTICAL REVISION IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC OPPOSITION AND INDIFFERENCE; New York: Tailoring Tactics to the Opposition; Tennessee: Overcoming Apathy; LESS STRATEGIC STATES: FAILING TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC OPPOSITION AND INDIFFERENCE; Maryland: Intermittent Activism; Massachusetts: Many Obstacles and Limited Response; CONCLUSION; 6: Taking Advantage of Cultural Opportunities; THE MORE STRATEGIC STATES: STRATEGIC FRAMING IN RESPONSE TO DISCURSIVE OPPORTUNITIES. |
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Vermont: Blurring Boundaries between the Domestic and Public SpheresWisconsin: Equal Rights for Women; A LESS STRATEGIC STATE: MISSED DISCURSIVE OPPORTUNITY SIGNALS; Georgia: Traditional Beliefs about Southern Womanhood; CONCLUSION; 7: Turning the Movement Around; MOVEMENT-LED STRATEGIC ADAPTATION; Colorado: Building a Coalition of Activists; Missouri: Coordinating Activities across Groups; CONTEXT-LED STRATEGIC ADAPTATION; South Carolina: Finding Political Opportunities in Racial Politics; Texas: A Political Defeat Leads to Broader Framing; CONCLUSION. |
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8: Comparing the Movements: Qualitative Comparative AnalysisQUALITATIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND THE WOMEN'S JURY MOVEMENTS; Engaging in Strategic Adaptation; Cases and Measures; Results; THE PASSAGE OF WOMEN'S JUROR LAWS; Cases and Measures; Results; CONCLUSION; 9: Conclusion: Final Thoughts on Strategic Adaptation and Social Movement Agency; EXPLAINING THE PACE OF POLITICAL SUCCESS; EXPLAINING THE CAUSES OF STRATEGIC ACTION; Tensions within Movements; Continuing Activism and Learning; Diverse Membership; Political Circumstances; Movement-led and Context-led Strategic Adaptation. |
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Where do we go from here? |
| Summary |
This book explores efforts by women to gain the right to sit on juries in the United States. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women jurors -- United States -- History.
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Women jurors. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Jury -- United States -- History.
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Jury. |
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States.
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Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. |
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Law -- Political aspects.
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Law -- Political aspects. |
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Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
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Law. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: McCammon, Holly J. U.S. Women's Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptation : A More Just Verdict. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9781107009929 |
| ISBN |
9780511842597 (electronic book) |
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0511842597 (electronic book) |
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9781139379915 (electronic book) |
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1139379917 (electronic book) |
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9781139377058 |
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1139377051 |
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1107009928 |
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9781107009929 |
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1107663261 |
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9781107663268 |
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9781139375627 |
| Standard No. |
9786613633521 |
