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- Katharine Neill Harris
- John C. Morris
Abstract
Several scholars have pointed to a gap between the social movement and policy literatures, and argue that the failure of each field to incorporate the other creates a missing link in our understanding of how social movements and policy shape each other. This study provides an opportunity to make these links by applying John Kingdon's multiple streams framework of agenda setting to the marijuana movement in Texas. Texas, an unlikely candidate for marijuana reform, was the site of sustained efforts to change marijuana laws during the 2015 legislative session. This research offers evidence about the ways in which social movements influence the policy process, and how the policy process responds to activist efforts. We find that despite well‐organized movement efforts, political influence was limited. We argue that the reform movement's inability to control activist participation presents additional challenges in a nonballot initiative state such as Texas. Muchos académicos han señalado la existencia de una brecha entre el movimiento social y las literaturas de políticas, y argumentan que el fracaso de cada campo para incorporar el enfoque del otro ha creado un eslabón perdido en nuestra comprensión de cómo los movimientos sociales y la política se moldean el uno al otro. Este estudio provee una oportunidad para identificar estos vínculos aplicando el marco de corrientes múltiples de John Kingdon en el establecimiento de la agenda al movimiento de la marijuana en Texas. Texas, un candidato poco probable para la reforma de la marihuana, fue el sitio de esfuerzos sostenidos para cambiar las leyes de marihuana durante la sesión legislativa de 2015. Esta investigación ofrece evidencia sobre las formas en que los movimientos sociales influyeron en el proceso de políticas y cómo el proceso de políticas responde a los esfuerzos de los activistas. Se encuentra que a pesar de una buena organización del movimiento, la influencia política fue limitada. Argumentamos que la incapacidad del movimiento reformista de controlar la participación activista presenta desafíos adicionales en un estado de iniciativas no‐electorales como Texas. 德克萨斯“草”根:用多源流方法了解大麻运动的政策影响 部分学者已指出社会运动和政策文献中存在的差距,并认为二者未能相互融为一体,从而在理解社会运动和政策相互决定一事上造成了缺失。通过将约翰·金顿(John Kingdon) 的多源流议程设置框架应用到德克萨斯州大麻运动,本文为填补该缺失提供了机会。 德克萨斯并不太可能成为大麻改革的候选者,尽管它曾经在2015年立法阶段期间不断努力想要改变大麻法。本研究提供证据展现了社会运动如何影响政策过程,以及后者如何对行动主义者的努力作出反应。结果发现:尽管社会运动所做的努力经过了有条理的计划,但产生的政治影响却十分有限。本文认为,改革运动在控制行动主义者参与一事上表现出的无能给德克萨斯这样的非公民投票州增添了额外的挑战。
Suggested Citation
Katharine Neill Harris & John C. Morris, 2017.
"“GRASS” ROOTS IN TEXAS: A Multiple Streams Approach to Understanding the Marijuana Movement's Policy Impact,"
World Affairs, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 180(1), pages 93-126, March.
Handle:
RePEc:wly:woraff:v:180:y:2017:i:1:p:93-126
DOI: 10.1177/0043820017716683
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