Burstein (1999) ‘Social Movements and Public Policy.’
Citation: Burstein, Paul (1999) ‘Social Movements and Public Policy,’ in Marco Giugni, Doug McAdam and Charles Tilly (Eds.) How Social Movements Matter, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, pp. 3-21.
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Burstein (1999): notes contradictory conclusions about the impact of social movements: some argue that they have a significant impact; others argue that they seldom have impact because democracy works so poorly; yet others that they seldom have impact because democracy works so well. [neither directly addresses the question of how they work if democracy does not function at all]