Shauna Fisher
Biographic Data
| ID | 4115173 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shauna Fisher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shauna |
| FAMILY NAME | Fisher |
| SIGNATURE | FISHER S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Washington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 41 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Criminalizing Big Tobacco: Legal Mobilization and the Politics of Responsibility for Health Risks in the United States
This article reinterprets the discursive terms and cultural meanings that redefined the legal campaign against Big Tobacco during recent decades. We underline the palpable shift from a conventional tort-based logic of products liability claims, which most analysts emphasize, to a logic incorporating key features identified with criminal law or “crimtorts.” The study builds on legal mobilization theory and combines narrative history of events with…
Said and Unsaid: State Legislative Signaling to State Courts over Same Sex Marriage 1990–2004
From 1990 through 2004, same sex marriage emerged as a major policy issue. In responding to this controversial policy issue, many state legislatures demonstrated unusual behavior. A substantial minority of state legislatures continued to introduce new legislative bills on this topic long after the legal position of the respective state would indicate that the state had articulated a recognized and settled policy. In this article, we propose that …
The States and the Differing Impetus for Divergent Paths on Same‐Sex Marriage, 1990–2001
Using a regression model of pooled time series data from the 50 states in the United States in the period 1990 to 2001, we look at the political, demographic, and social movement factors that provide the impetus for the enactment of state laws that proscribe the celebration of marriages involving lesbian and gay couples. In doing so, we consider the validity of existing indicators that have been previously associated with the introduction of poli…
The States and the Differing Impetus for Divergent Paths on Same‐Sex Marriage, 1990–2001
Using a regression model of pooled time series data from the 50 states in the United States in the period 1990 to 2001, we look at the political, demographic, and social movement factors that provide the impetus for the enactment of state laws that proscribe the celebration of marriages involving lesbian and gay couples. In doing so, we consider the validity of existing indicators that have been previously associated with the introduction of poli…
Criminalizing Big Tobacco: Legal Mobilization and the Politics of Responsibility for Health Risks in the United States
This article reinterprets the discursive terms and cultural meanings that redefined the legal campaign against Big Tobacco during recent decades. We underline the palpable shift from a conventional tort-based logic of products liability claims, which most analysts emphasize, to a logic incorporating key features identified with criminal law or “crimtorts.” The study builds on legal mobilization theory and combines narrative history of events with…
Said and Unsaid: State Legislative Signaling to State Courts over Same Sex Marriage 1990–2004
From 1990 through 2004, same sex marriage emerged as a major policy issue. In responding to this controversial policy issue, many state legislatures demonstrated unusual behavior. A substantial minority of state legislatures continued to introduce new legislative bills on this topic long after the legal position of the respective state would indicate that the state had articulated a recognized and settled policy. In this article, we propose that …
The States and the Differing Impetus for Divergent Paths on Same‐Sex Marriage, 1990–2001
Using a regression model of pooled time series data from the 50 states in the United States in the period 1990 to 2001, we look at the political, demographic, and social movement factors that provide the impetus for the enactment of state laws that proscribe the celebration of marriages involving lesbian and gay couples. In doing so, we consider the validity of existing indicators that have been previously associated with the introduction of poli…
Said and Unsaid: State Legislative Signaling to State Courts over Same Sex Marriage 1990–2004
From 1990 through 2004, same sex marriage emerged as a major policy issue. In responding to this controversial policy issue, many state legislatures demonstrated unusual behavior. A substantial minority of state legislatures continued to introduce new legislative bills on this topic long after the legal position of the respective state would indicate that the state had articulated a recognized and settled policy. In this article, we propose that …
Criminalizing Big Tobacco: Legal Mobilization and the Politics of Responsibility for Health Risks in the United States
This article reinterprets the discursive terms and cultural meanings that redefined the legal campaign against Big Tobacco during recent decades. We underline the palpable shift from a conventional tort-based logic of products liability claims, which most analysts emphasize, to a logic incorporating key features identified with criminal law or “crimtorts.” The study builds on legal mobilization theory and combines narrative history of events with…
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