The Politics of Common Sense: How Social Movements Use Public Discourse to Change Politics and Win Acceptance

The Politics of Common Sense: How Social Movements Use Public Discourse to Change Politics and Win Acceptance
ISBN-10
0190203986
ISBN-13
9780190203986
Category
Political Science
Pages
273
Language
English
Published
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Author
Deva R. Woodly

Description

"The way that movements communicate with the general public matters for their chances of lasting success. Comparing the public discourse on the living wage and marriage equality between 1994 and 2004, Deva Woodly shows that movement-led political change is rooted in whether or not movements are able to gain political acceptance"--

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