Fair Park Expansion: A Case Study of Political Bias and Protest in Urban Politics
Description:
A participant-observer approach is utilized in a case study of Dallas, Texas, homeowners who organized to challenge city acquisition of their property for the expansion of the Fair Park State fairgrounds. From this study, a model of protest and political bias in urban politics is conceptualized. It is hypothesized that some individuals and groups are unable to place their demands, regardless of the extent of their organization and mobilization, on the governmental agenda. This inability to gain…
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Date:
August 1974
Creator:
Davies, Elizabeth Durham
Partner:
UNT Libraries