<![CDATA[Professor David Pettinicchio, PhD Sociology

<![CDATA[Professor David Pettinicchio, PhD Sociology - Politics of Empowerment Blog]]>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 03:14:05 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[New book review in Political Science Quarterly]]>Thu, 24 Jun 2021 13:31:57 GMThttps://www.davidpettinicchio.com/politics-of-empowerment-blog/new-book-review-in-political-science-quarterly

]]><![CDATA["A new and much-needed focus on the politics of disability rights"]]>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:56:00 GMThttps://www.davidpettinicchio.com/politics-of-empowerment-blog/a-new-and-much-needed-focus-on-the-politics-of-disability-rightsNew review of Politics of Empowerment in Perspectives on Politics by Alison Gash.

"Politics of Empowerment mainstreams the politics of disability into a broader schol- arship on federal legislative processes and civil rights advocacy organizations. This, on its own, is a service to disability policy scholarship."

"Pettinicchio reveals the significance of disability politics reform—not only as an important (yet distinct) story of civil rights policy but also, more broadly, as a window into agenda setting, interest group formation, and a rights evolution."

]]><![CDATA["Politics of Empowerment is a really, really good book"]]>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:20:30 GMThttps://www.davidpettinicchio.com/politics-of-empowerment-blog/politics-of-empowerment-is-a-really-really-good-bookNew review of Politics of Empowerment in the American Journal of Sociology

]]><![CDATA[New Book Review in Mobilization]]>Thu, 08 Oct 2020 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.davidpettinicchio.com/politics-of-empowerment-blog/new-book-review-in-mobilization"important work that will both broaden the view of those interested in the American disability rights movement and those interested in social movements of all kinds."

]]><![CDATA[Book mentioned in Huffington Post article: Coronavirus Made Accessibility A Priority. Disability Activists Have Been Fighting For It For Decades.]]>Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:27:11 GMThttps://www.davidpettinicchio.com/politics-of-empowerment-blog/book-mentioned-in-huffington-post-article-coronavirus-made-accessibility-a-priority-disability-activists-have-been-fighting-for-it-for-decadesThe law began to shift employers’ expectations that it was the worker’s responsibility to adapt in order to fit a specific mold. “It has forced us all, including employers, to think about how environments are disabling,” said David Pettinicchio, a University of Toronto researcher who wrote a book about the act.]]><![CDATA[Politics of Empowerment wins Award !]]>Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:08:38 GMThttps://www.davidpettinicchio.com/politics-of-empowerment-blog/politics-of-empowerment-wins-awardPolitics of Empowerment is the recipient of the 2020 American Sociological Association's Disability and Society Outstanding Publication Award.

See what nominations committee had to say about Politics of Empowerment below:

]]><![CDATA[New Book Review in Law and Society Review]]>Mon, 11 May 2020 21:15:36 GMThttps://www.davidpettinicchio.com/politics-of-empowerment-blog/new-book-review-in-law-and-society-review

]]><![CDATA[New Book Review: Social Forces]]>Wed, 08 Jan 2020 18:43:59 GMThttps://www.davidpettinicchio.com/politics-of-empowerment-blog/new-book-review-social-forces

]]><![CDATA[Book Review: Pettinicchio's Book Illustrates the Interplay between Activists and Institutional Actors]]>Mon, 06 Jan 2020 18:21:06 GMThttps://www.davidpettinicchio.com/politics-of-empowerment-blog/book-review-pettinicchios-book-illustrates-the-interplay-between-activists-and-institutional-actors

]]><![CDATA[New Books Political Science Podcast !]]>Thu, 26 Dec 2019 15:13:24 GMThttps://www.davidpettinicchio.com/politics-of-empowerment-blog/new-books-political-science-podcasthttps://megaphone.link/LIT7226305379

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