U.s. Women''s Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptation - A More Just Verdict

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

List of contents

1. Introduction: the women's jury movements and strategic adaptation; 2. Theorizing social movement strategic adaptation; 3. Broadening women's citizenship: a history of US women's rights; 4. Responding to political defeats; 5. Countering public opposition and indifference; 6. Taking advantage of discursive and cultural opportunities; 7. Turning the movement around; 8. Comparing the movements: qualitative comparative analysis; 9. Final thoughts on strategic adaptation and social movement strategy.

About the author

Holly McCammon is Professor of Sociology and Affiliated Professor of American Studies and Women's and Gender Studies at Vanderbilt University. She has published extensively on women's activism and social movement tactics with articles appearing in the American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Gender and Society, Mobilization, Social Forces, Social Problems and The Sociological Quarterly. She is also co-editor of Strategic Alliances: New Studies of Social Movement Coalitions. Professor McCammon is editor of the American Sociological Review and her research has been recognized by the Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA). She has received research funding from the National Science Foundation and the American Association of University Women and is past chair of the Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the ASA.

Summary

This book explores efforts by women to gain the right to sit on juries in the United States. History shows that the organized female movements that tailored their tactics to the specific demands of the political and cultural context succeeded more rapidly in winning a change in jury law.

Product details

• Authors: Holly J. McCammon
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2014
• EAN: 9781107663268
• ISBN: 978-1-107-66326-8
• No. of pages: 318
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Contentio; Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social & political philosophy, Legal History, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Human rights, civil rights, Civics and citizenship, Legal systems: general