Direct action, deliberation, and diffusion : collective action after the WTO protests in Seattle / Lesley J. Wood, York University, Ontario.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wood, Lesley J.

Series:

Cambridge studies in contentious politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest movements--Washington (State)--Seattle--Case studies.

Protest movements.

Demonstrations.

Political participation.

Political activists.

Washington (State)--Seattle.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 186 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"What are the micro-level interactions and conversations that underlie successful and failed diffusion? By comparing the spread of direct action tactics from the 1999 Global Justice Movement protests against the World Trade Organization in Seattle to grassroots activists in Toronto and New York, Lesley Wood argues that dynamics of deliberation among local activists both aided and blocked diffusion. To analyze the localization of this cycle of protest, the research brings together rich ethnography, interviews, social network analysis and catalogs of protest events. The findings suggest that when diverse activists with different perspectives can discuss innovations in a reflexive, egalitarian manner, they are more likely to make strategic and meaningful choices"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The Seattle cycle: 1998-2002; 3. The Seattle tactics; 4. The organizations most likely to adopt; 5. Regimes on repertoires: nation-states, cities, and networks; 6. Opinion leaders: local anti-globalization coalitions; 7. Talking 'bout a revolution; 8. Talking about smashing; 9. Not like us: debates about identity; 10. The cops and the courts: the effect of repression; 11. After 9/11: the effect of repression; 12. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index.

ISBN:

9781107020719

1107020719

OCLC:

772109819