Backyard Protest: Emergence, Expansion, and Persistence of a Local Hazardous Waste Controversy |
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| Authors: | James Simmons Nancy Stark |
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| Institution: | James R. Simmons is an assistant professor of political science and public administration at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Jim is Director of the university's Public Policy and Administration program. He is alsocurrently president and program-chair of the Wisconsin State Political Science Association. His research interests include policy analysis;public opinion and electoral behavior;regulation, and political economy. He has written numerous published articles in each of these researchareas.;Nancy Stark is in thepolitical sciencedoctoral program at the University of Washington. Her research interests include public policy (environmental, women's reproductive);political parties, interest groups, and social movements;public Iaw (feminist legal theory), and political communications. She has several publications that focus on the issues of environmental policy, the media, public opinion, and political participation. |
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| Abstract: | The toxic waste dispute that is the subject of this article points out one of the troubling ironies of the modem environmental movement. Many groups and individual activists who promoted a national response to the discovery of thousands of toxic waste sites over a decade ago are now leading the struggle to prevent government-sponsored cleanups. This case study examines the evolution and dynamics of one community's pollution controversy, and then attempts to explain the way in which marginalized environmentalists were able to redefine the toxics debate. Finally, it shows how heal resistence to waste cleanups may shape the next round of environmental policymaking. |
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