Toward Theory of Elite Mobilization: Busting the Myth of Backlash and Gay Rights

• In Event: LGBTQ Public Opinion and Media

Brief Overview

We develop a theory and empirical tests of elite mobilization to better explain the observed phenomena described as backlash re gay rights.

Authors

• Charles A. Smith, University of California-Irvine

• Ben Bishin, University of California-Riverside

• Thomas J. Hayes, University of Connecticut

• Matthew Incantalupo, Yeshiva University