The Advantage of Disadvantage: Costly Protest and Political Representation for Marginalized Groups Gause Lagina
The Advantage of Disadvantage: Costly Protest and Political Representation for Marginalized Groups Gause Lagina Does protest influence political representation? The Advantage of Disadvantage makes a…
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The Advantage of Disadvantage: Costly Protest and Political Representation for Marginalized Groups Gause Lagina
Does protest influence political representation? The Advantage of Disadvantage makes a provocative claim: protests are most effective for disadvantaged groups. If so, which groups are most likely to benefit from collective action?
Gause also demonstrates that online protests are less effective than in-person protests. According to author LaGina Gause, legislators are more responsive to protesters than non-protesters, and after protesting, racial and ethnic minorities, people with low incomes, and other low-resource groups are more likely than white and affluent protesters to gain representation. Drawing on literature from across the social sciences as well as formal theory, a survey of policymakers, quantitative data, and vivid examples of protests throughout U.S.
history, The Advantage of Disadvantage provides invaluable insights for scholars and activists seeking to understand how