Add to ORKGThesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2012When it comes to disability rights, the U.S. is a policy innovator rather than a policy laggard. Understanding why the U.S. was ahead in disability rights involves addressing the link between institutional activism and grassroots mobilization and between supply- side and demand-side explanations for sociopolitical change. I expand on the concept of political entrepreneurship and institutional activism to shed light on the relationship between nonprofit advocacy organizations, the use of direct-action tactics, and political institutions. An important theme in my dissertation is the way in which governments invite rebellion by providing rights through legislative action, and consequently, politici...
Much of the literature on social movements centers on cyclical theories of political opportunity. Wh...
Disability organizing has proliferated across North America, particularly in the historic centres of...
The recent history of the American welfare state has been viewed with dismay by those on the left be...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2012When it comes to disability rights, the U.S. is a poli...
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, disability rights found a place on the U.S. policy agenda. Howeve...
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, disability rights found a place on the U.S. policy agenda. Howeve...
Advocacy groups would shape disability culture and collective identity. These, in turn, would become...
Challenges associated with disability are increasingly linked to civil rights oriented policy soluti...
“Disability, Embodiment, and Resistance: The Rhetorical Strategies of Disability Activism” argues th...
Much of the literature on social movements centers on cyclical theories of political opportunity. Wh...
Much of the literature on social movements centers on cyclical theories of political opportunity. Wh...
Scholars point out a tension between racial justice and disability rights activism. Although racial ...
Much of the literature on social movements centers on cyclical theories of political opportunity. Wh...
People with physical and mental impairments have earned increasing recognition as a coherent force i...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2022This dissertation unravels the globalization and local...
Much of the literature on social movements centers on cyclical theories of political opportunity. Wh...
Disability organizing has proliferated across North America, particularly in the historic centres of...
The recent history of the American welfare state has been viewed with dismay by those on the left be...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2012When it comes to disability rights, the U.S. is a poli...
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, disability rights found a place on the U.S. policy agenda. Howeve...
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, disability rights found a place on the U.S. policy agenda. Howeve...
Advocacy groups would shape disability culture and collective identity. These, in turn, would become...
Challenges associated with disability are increasingly linked to civil rights oriented policy soluti...
“Disability, Embodiment, and Resistance: The Rhetorical Strategies of Disability Activism” argues th...
Much of the literature on social movements centers on cyclical theories of political opportunity. Wh...
Much of the literature on social movements centers on cyclical theories of political opportunity. Wh...
Scholars point out a tension between racial justice and disability rights activism. Although racial ...
Much of the literature on social movements centers on cyclical theories of political opportunity. Wh...
People with physical and mental impairments have earned increasing recognition as a coherent force i...
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2022This dissertation unravels the globalization and local...
Much of the literature on social movements centers on cyclical theories of political opportunity. Wh...
Disability organizing has proliferated across North America, particularly in the historic centres of...
The recent history of the American welfare state has been viewed with dismay by those on the left be...