Nationalist Movements Explained: Comparisons from Canada, Belgium, Spain, and Switzerland

ISBN-13: 9780367493004 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 192 str.

Maurice Pinard

Opis

This book examines nationalist movements in four ethnically plural countries. Presenting comparisons of the cases of Canada, Belgium, Switzerland and Spain, the author investigates the various determinants of each movement, shedding new light on what accounts for ethnic conflict and harmony.

Spis treści

1 Theoretical perspectives on nationalist movements: a summary presentation; 2 Comparative overview of recent nationalist movements; 3 Social-psychological determinants of nationalist conflict I: motivational components; 4 Social-psychological determinants of nationalist conflict II: framing, values and beliefs, protest cycles; 5 Structural determinants: broad transformations, opportunities, and segmental, organizational, and resource mobilization structures; 6 Conclusions: significant findings

O autorze

Maurice Pinard is Emeritus Professor in the Department of Sociology at McGill University, Canada. He is the author of The Rise of a Third Party: A Study in Crisis Politics and Motivational Dimensions in Social Movements and Contentious Collective Action.