Methods of social movement research / Bert Klandermans and Suzanne Staggenborg, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Klandermans, Bert.

Staggenborg, Suzanne.

Series:

Social movements, protest, and contention ; v 16.

Social movements, protest, and contention ; v 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements.

Social movements--Research.

Social surveys.

Physical Description:

xx, 382 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2002]

Summary:

Citing the critical importance of empirical work to social movement research, the editors of this volume have put together the first systematic overview of the major methods used by social movement theorists. Original chapters cover the range of techniques: surveys, formal models, discourse analysis, in-depth interviews, participant observation, case studies, network analysis, historical methods, protest event analysis, macro-organizational analysis, and comparative politics. Each chapter includes a methodological discussion, examples of studies employing the method, an examination of its strengths and weaknesses, and practical guidelines for its application.

Contents:

Methods of Social Movement Research: From Micro to Macro

1. Survey Research: A Case for Comparative Designs / Bert Klandermans, Jackie Smith 3

2. Formal Models in Studying Collective Action and Social Movements / Pamela E. Oliver, Daniel J. Myers 32

3. Verification and Proof in Frame and Discourse Analysis / Hank Johnston 62

4. Semi-Structured Interviewing in Social Movement Research / Kathleen M. Blee, Verta Taylor 92

5. Seeing Structure Happen: Theory-Driven Participant Observation / Paul Lichterman 118

6. The Case Study and the Study of Social Movements / David A. Snow, Danny Trom 146

7. Network Analysis / Mario Diani 173

8. Recovering Past Protest: Historical Research on Social Movements / Elisabeth S. Clemens, Martin D. Hughes 201

9. Protest Event Analysis / Ruud Koopmans, Dieter Rucht 231

10. Macro-Organizational Analysis / Debra C. Minkoff 260

11. Comparative Politics and Social Movements / Donatella della Porta 286

Conclusion: Blending Methods and Building Theories in Social Movement Research / Bert Klandermans, Suzanne Staggenborg, Sidney Tarrow 314.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0816635943

0816635951

OCLC:

49285344