"Culture wars" have turned American communities into ideological
battlegrounds. When issues like gay rights, needle exchange
programs, abortion clinic protests, and hate crime are at stake,
the response of citizens is likely to be strong--and that of local
governments is likely to be unpredictable.
This collection provides alternative explanations of local
actions with a focus on current conflict. A team of prominent
scholars in urban politics examines how local governments handle
morality-based issues: whether they evade controversies or
instigate them, enact policies responsive to activist pressure or
repress protests calling for change.
"Culture Wars and Local Politics" features examples of actual
experiences in selected cities, differing in community culture and
size, from New York to San Francisco, Denver to Greenville, South
Carolina. The contributors examine how the responses of local
government to specific issues are influenced by such factors as
political culture and institutions, belief systems of public
officials, and a city's niche in intergovernmental relations or
national social movements.
Because culture wars represent more than just politics-as-usual,
most theory related to urban politics doesn't necessarily apply.
Departing from typical economic approaches to urban problems, this
collection develops a perspective that draws on cultural analysis,
the new institutionalism, feminism, social movement theory, and
regime theory. It breaks new ground by challenging the
comprehensiveness of existing treatments of urban politics, with
each of the chapters contributing to a theoretical synthesis.
How local governments handle these volatile issues has major
implications for civil liberties, preventing violence and the
development or erosion of public trust. By providing a
multi-topical approach focused at the local level, this book offers
an excellent source for triggering both student discussion and
citizen awareness.
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