LIST OF PANELS

Social movements, NGOs and civil society organizations are strongly affected by public policies and, at the same time, they can contribute to change them. For many decades, social movements have been studied primarily from an organizational and communication perspective, whereas public policy analysts have rarely considered the relevance of social movement actions and strategies in terms of policy change. Recently, though, some bridges between two growing strands of the political science literature have been built and the policy outcomes of social movements activities are increasingly investigated. The panel is aimed at further exploring and consolidating such fertile contamination by bringing together scholars which are interested in focusing on the policy impact of social movements, with particular reference to the policy agenda and formulation phases. We welcome both theoretical and empirical (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods) contributions on environmental, urban and social policies. We are interested both in substantive impact (e.g. when objectives, principles, etc. of social movements are incorporated into the content of the policy) and on procedural impact (e.g. when specific procedures change by virtue of social movements’ influence, such as in the case of participatory decision-making modes.

Social movements, NGOs and civil society organizations are strongly affected by public policies and, at the same time, they can contribute to change them. For many decades, social movements have been studied primarily from an organizational and communication perspective, whereas public policy analysts have rarely considered the relevance of social movement actions and strategies in terms of policy change. Recently, though, some bridges between two growing strands of the political science literature have been built and the policy outcomes of social movements activities are increasingly investigated. The panel is aimed at further exploring and consolidating such fertile contamination by bringing together scholars which are interested in focusing on the policy impact of social movements, with particular reference to the policy agenda and formulation phases. We welcome both theoretical and empirical (quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods) contributions on environmental, urban and social policies. We are interested both in substantive impact (e.g. when objectives, principles, etc. of social movements are incorporated into the content of the policy) and on procedural impact (e.g. when specific procedures change by virtue of social movements’ influence, such as in the case of participatory decision-making modes.