When Protest Makes Policy: How Social Movements Represent Disadvantaged Groups

by S. Laurel Weldon, professor of Political Science, Purdue University
University of Michigan Press, 2011, 244 pages

What role do social movements play in a democracy? Political theorist S. Laurel Weldon demonstrates that social movements provide a hitherto unrecognized form of democratic representation, and thus offer a significant potential for deepening democracy and overcoming social conflict. For more information, see the series website.