Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics

ISBN-13: 9781009219853 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022

Sidney G. Tarrow

Opis

A fully updated edition of this classic study, now covering movements including the Arab Spring and the 2021 Capitol attack.

Recenzje

'This revised fourth edition of Power in Movement, updates valuable theoretical content on the origins and nature of social movements. As well as valuable historical context, Tarrow usefully reminds us of the characteristics of social movements … this book is a useful theoretical companion for students and activists alike.' Camilla Fitzsimons, Associate Professor, Maynooth University, Co. Kildare, Ireland

Spis treści

Part I. Origins, Theories and Contentious Action: 1. Where did movements come from?; 2. States, Capital, and Contention; 3. Acting contentiously; Part II. The Powers in Movement: 4. Organizations, coalitions, and hybrids; 5. Making meanings; 6. Regimes, opportunities, and threat; 7. Struggling to reform; Part III. Dynamics of Contention: 8. Cycles of contenton; 9. Movements in revolutionary cycles; 10. Movements, democracy, and undemocracy; 11. Transnational contention; Part IV. Conclusions: The future of contentious politics.