Social Protest and Policy Reform
May 1968 and the Loi d'Orientation in France
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6244875 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sidney Tarrow (0000-0001-7159-0026, Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 579-607 |
| Publication date | 1993-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0010-4140 • E-ISSN: 1552-3829 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0010414093025004006 |
| OpenAlex | W2128534323 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 33 |
Extraordinary policy-making may be triggered by critical elections and political crises, but it may also be related to major waves of collective action, especially when all three of these—as in France in 1968—are present. But protest is seldom sufficient on its own to effectuate major reforms; as the case of the French Loi d'Orientation for higher education shows, it requires a reformist faction in the elite ready to take advantage of the political opportunities offered by protest. Even then, as the same case shows, the effects of protest are quickly dissipated and the season for protest-induced reformism is short. Protest cycles or other crises are best seen as necessary, but not sufficient conditions for extraordinary policy-making
Action (physics · Collective action · Elite · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Attitudinal Roots of Popular Protest
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Black Violence
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Policy Formulation and Change in Gaullist France
Opening the Window for Reform
Mobilization, Social Movements and Party Recruitment
Political Opportunity Structures and Political Protest
Insurgency of the Powerless
The Conditions of Protest Behavior in American Cities
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,73 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2024 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |