The Uncredibles: Radical Groups, Respectability Politics, and Rights-based Collective Action

• In Event: Policy Demanders in American Political Parties

Brief Overview

When do individuals and organizations engaged in advocacy on behalf of marginalized groups become respectable to those outside of the movement? More broadly, how do respectability politics affect the success of identity-based rights advocacy?

Authors

• Mallory SoRelle, Lafayette College

• Tamar Malloy, University of Pittsburgh