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100 1 Carter, David B
245 14 The Structure of Environmental Movements in Small U.S.
States and the Implications for Environmental Policy
264 0 |c2017
300 1 online resource (392 pages)
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500 Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-
02(E), Section: A
500 Adviser: John G. McNutt
502 Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Delaware, 2017
504 Includes bibliographical references
520 This research aims to improve our understanding of
environmental movements that mobilize to influence state
level policy in small U.S. States. Small states are
defined as those found in the lowest quintile of total
state populations. Small states provide an opportunity for
us to evaluate whether or not state level environmental
advocacy differs significantly among small, less populated
states with less people from which to draw upon for
resources. In particular, these states provide an
opportunity for us to evaluate whether or not our broadly-
utilized social movement theories and models adequately
explain environmental movements, collective action,
mobilization, and advocacy that occur at the scale of
small U.S. States. These commonly-utilized theories
primarily include Resource Mobilization Theory and
Political Opportunity Theory
520 This study of five small, less populated states in the
Northeastern United States raises questions about the
extent to which resource mobilization and political
opportunity structure theories are useful models for
understanding the environmental movements in small states.
The environmental movements in the small states exhibit
considerable breadth and diversity, but vary very little
from state-to-state despite variation in the state policy
contexts. The study also indicates there is a dominance of
traditional conservation organizations and a significant
underrepresentation of environmental health and justice
groups in these movements, leading to questions about who
the movements represent
520 Groups with higher resource levels were found to differ
from those with more limited resources primarily in their
strategy of conducting research and disseminating
technical information. The similarity of the groups
indicates that the environmental movements in these states
is now mature and may be better explained through
institutional theory and isomorphism
520 The institutionalization of these movements at a time when
the context for environmental policy is changing leads to
questions and concerns about how the movements will
respond, and their impact on environmental policy in small
states
533 Electronic reproduction.|bAnn Arbor, Mich. :|cProQuest,
|d2018
538 Mode of access: World Wide Web
650 4 Public policy
650 4 Political science
650 4 Environmental studies
655 7 Electronic books.|2local
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710 2 ProQuest Information and Learning Co
710 2 University of Delaware.|bUrban Affairs and Public Policy
773 0 |tDissertation Abstracts International|g79-02A(E)
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