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How Conservative Women's Organizations Challenge Feminists in U.S. Politics
Ronnee Schreiber, June 2013
Women, Social Movements
How American Mothers Can Launch a Social Movement for Workplace Flexibility
Jocelyn Elise Crowley, June 2013
Jobs and Workers, Women, Children & Families, Family Policies, Employer Benefits, Social Movements
How Advocates Fighting Human Trafficking Can Overcome Divisions and Build Momentum
Laura Murphy, June 2013
Jobs and Workers, Women, Religion, Criminal Justice, Social Movements, Policies in Other Nations
Why Autonomous Social Movements Hold the Key to Reducing Violence against Women
Mala Htun and S. Laurel Weldon, May 2013
Women, Social Movements, International Development
What Happens if the Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights?
Gary May, May 2013
Race and Ethnicity, Voters and Voter Participation, Social Movements, Courts & Court Decisions
The Tea Party and the Revival of Paranoia in U.S. Politics
Christopher S. Parker, April 2013
Social Movements, Media and Public Opinion
Why Abortion Controversies are So Central to U.S. Politics
Drew Halfmann, April 2013
Reproductive Health, Social Movements, Courts & Court Decisions, Policies in Other Nations
The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time
Ira Katznelson, April 2013
Race and Ethnicity, Social Movements, Public Sector Reforms
Reclaiming Democratic Populism
Harry C. Boyte, March 2013
Social Movements, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy
The Tea Party Lives On - And Pulls Republicans to the Right
Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson, February 2013
Social Movements, Election 2012
Are Religious Americans Opposed to Science?
John H. Evans, January 2013
Science & Technology, Religion, Social Movements, Media and Public Opinion
How National Advocates Encourage Conservative Activism on America's College Campuses
Amy J. Binder and Kate Wood, January 2013
Higher Education, Social Movements, Civic Engagement
The Past and Future Politics of U.S. Environmental Reforms
Nathaniel Loewentheil, January 2013
Environment, Climate Change Policies & Politics, Social Movements
The Climate Change Denial Campaign
Riley E. Dunlap and Aaron M. McCright, January 2013
Environment, Energy, Climate Change Policies & Politics, Social Movements, Media and Public Opinion
America's Missing Popular Movement for Gun Control
Kristin Goss, December 2012
Gun Control, Social Movements
Why Washington D.C. is Broken - And How It Can be Fixed
Thomas E. Mann, October 2012
Social Movements, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy, Election 2012
Why America's Public Sector Unions Face Political Attacks
John Stephen Ahlquist, September 2012
Unions & the Labor Movement, Jobs and Workers, Social Movements
How Progressives Can Regain the Initiative
Marshall Ganz, August 2012
Social Movements, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy
Protesting Wall Street: A Brief History
Beverly Gage, April 2012
Social Movements
Women’s Voice in American Politics
Kristin Goss, January 2012
Women, Social Movements, Civic Engagement
How Social Movements are Using the Internet to Change Politics
Deana A. Rohlinger, January 2012
Social Movements, Media and Public Opinion, Civic Engagement
Making Sense of the Tea Party
Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson, October 2011
Voters and Voter Participation, Social Movements, Election 2012