Everyone who was alive at the time with access to a television certainly can remember the events that transpired the night of April 29, 1992. That marked the night of the unforgettable Rodney King beating at the hand of ...
This thesis attempts to add to framing theory by identifying a cleavage in the types of framing strategies employed by social movement actors. A thorough analysis of the framing literature reveals that social movement ...
In America today it is perceived that big coastal cities are places of refuge for immigrants and refugees. National policies are targeting marginalized groups so it would make sense to think that big coastal cities, under ...
Often unseen, faith-based institutions and organizations in the United States today mobilize for progressive causes in ways that vitally contribute to grassroots democracy. Most scholars approaching the topic of congregational ...
While de facto segregation of US neighborhoods is the product of many historical forces, most of them overtly and violently racist, more recent attempts to segregate suburbs, such as realtors’ use of racial steering ...
This thesis is concerned with the emergence and growth of social movements. In particular, it enters the debate on the political opportunity structure that is thought to influence social movement activity. It answers the ...
My thesis will seek to provide an overview of the relevant arguments that comprise the stop and frisk debate before applying independent research to a more specific research question. It will begin with a historical ...
This thesis explains how and why both individuals and entire communities affected by mass incarceration suffer civic and political participatory consequences. Moreover, this study expands upon the known and widespread voter ...
With private sector union membership down to the single digits, and a growing climate of antiunion sentiment and legislation, I started my research by wondering what can organized labor do to improve membership involvement. ...