Bottom-Up Activism: A Local Political Strategy for Higher Policy Change

In recent decades, local governments in the United States have repeatedly turned to activism to protest higher government policies, or to generate policy movement in an expanding array of domestic and foreign policy areas. There has been little scholarly effort, however, to categorize the behaviors...

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Published in:Publius 2012-07, Vol.42 (3), p.401-421
Main Author: Riverstone-Newell, Lori
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Analysis
Cities
Conceptualization
Demonstrations & protests
Federalism
Foreign Policy
Foreign relations
Government
Government officials
Government Policy
Incentives
Influence
Intergovernmental relations
Local government
Mayors
Motivation
Ordinances
Policy Reform
Policy sciences
Political activism
Political activity
Political behavior
Political behaviour
Political issue
Political Participation
Political protests
Public policy
Reforms
Same sex marriage
State government
Typology
U.S.A
United States
United States of America
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Summary:In recent decades, local governments in the United States have repeatedly turned to activism to protest higher government policies, or to generate policy movement in an expanding array of domestic and foreign policy areas. There has been little scholarly effort, however, to categorize the behaviors of local activism or to understand why it occurs. This conceptual article introduces local activism as a political strategy comprised of several progressively aggressive behaviors. A typology for these activist behaviors is suggested and the potential goals and motivations of local activists explored, along with recent changes to the intergovernmental environment that may have provided both cause and political incentive for local activism.
ISSN:0048-5950
1747-7107
DOI:10.1093/publius/pjs018