The U.S. women's jury movements and strategic adaptation : a more just verdict /

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This book explores efforts by women to gain the right to sit on juries in the United States.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McCammon, Holly J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Colección:Cambridge studies in contentious politics.
Temas:
Women jurors > United States > History.
Jury > United States > History.
Women > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Law > Political aspects.
Jurées > États-Unis > Histoire.
Droit > Aspect politique.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Jury
Law > Political aspects
Women jurors
Women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Schwurgericht.
Geschworener.
Frau.
Gleichberechtigung.
Frauenbewegung.
United States
USA.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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