Social Movement Size, Organizational Diversity and the Making of Federal Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2955409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erik W Johnson (0000-0001-8725-5177, Washington State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 967-993 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Forces (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7732 • E-ISSN: 1534-7605 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1353/sof.0.0006 |
| OpenAlex | W2047049850 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 50 |
| References cited | 49 |
During the 1960s and 70s the United States environmental movement experienced dramatic growth in both absolute size and in the diversity of organizational structures and issues represented within the movement. We assess the importance of change in movement size and compositional diversity on two important stages within the legislative process. Findings indicate that U.S. environmental movement size is positively associated with the incidence of Congressional environmental agenda-setting activities, but not the passage of environmental laws. An increased diversity of issue representation within the movement is consistently and positively associated with the incidence of agenda setting and law-passage activity. The growth of EMOs attending simultaneously to both traditional conservation and “new” quality of life issues, in particular, is associated with elevated rates of policy activity
Diversity (politics) · Environmental movement · Legislature · Movement (music) · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics) · Social movement · American Environmental and Regional History · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Law · Regulation and Compliance Studies
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Cross-Cutting Influences of Environmental Protest and Legislation
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| Unique citing works | 50 |
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| Citations per year | 2,94 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 42 |