Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
Women of color and LGBT individuals share a history of social welfare policy discrimination, yet scholars rarely examine how activist coalitions influence the direction of contemporary welfare policy. Considering the recently increased importance of state-level welfare policymaking, this project investigates the extent to which coalition-building among such communities explains the path of Minnesota’s welfare policies. Drawing upon interviews with women’s rights activists, LGBT activists, and state legislators, this study demonstrates that organizational collaboration is constrained and welfare rights issues often fail to generate action. Improving Minnesota’s welfare program will require balancing groups’ organizing priorities with the interests of their most disadvantaged members.
Recommended Citation
MacWilliams-Brooks, Allison A., "Imagined Bridges: Welfare Rights Collaboration among Women of Color and the LGBT Community in Minnesota" (2008). Political Science Honors Projects. 13.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/poli_honors/13
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