The Civil Rights Movement and the Logic of Social Change

摘要: Social movements have wrought dramatic changes upon American society. This raises the question: Why do some succeed in their endeavors while others fail? Luders answers this question by introducing an analytical framework that begins with a shift emphasis away from characteristics of toward targets protests and affected bystanders why they respond as do. brings into focus how other interests assess both exposure to movement disruptions well costs conceding demands. From point, diverse outcomes stem not only movement's capabilities for protest but also differences among vulnerability disruption substance goals. Applied civil rights movement, approach recasts conventional accounts outcome local struggles national politics clarifies broader logic social change.