TY  - CHAP
AB  - Those interested in studying the relationship between law and social movements have a wide variety of theoretical and empirical research to draw on, from both social movement theory and legal studies. Yet these disparate studies of law and social movements rarely engage with each other. In this chapter, we review current developments in research on law and social movements and summarize the chapters in this special issue. These chapters offer insight into the multivalent nature of law for social movements, the factors shaping movements’ strategic engagements with the legal system, the relationship between law and identity for social movement activists, and the complex role that cause lawyers play in social movement processes and dynamics.
VL  - 54
SN  - 978-0-85724-826-8, 978-0-85724-825-1/1059-4337
DO  - 10.1108/S1059-4337(2011)0000054004
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1059-4337(2011)0000054004
AU  - Barclay Scott
AU  - Jones Lynn C.
AU  - Marshall Anna-Maria
ED  - Austin Sarat
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Two spinning wheels: Studying law and social movements
T2  - Special Issue Social Movements/Legal Possibilities
T3  - Studies in Law, Politics, and Society
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 1
EP  - 16
Y2  - 2024/09/19
ER  -