Power in movement : social movements and contentious politics / Sidney G. Tarrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tarrow, Sidney G., author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in comparative politics.

Cambridge studies in comparative politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements--History.

Social movements.

Collective behavior--History.

Collective behavior.

Social change--History.

Social change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 328 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Social movements have an elusive power but one that is altogether real. From the French and American revolutions to the post-Soviet, ethnic and terrorist movements of today, contentious politics exercises a fleeting but powerful influence on politics, society and international relations. This study surveys the modern history of the modern social movements in the West and their diffusion to the global South through war, colonialism and diffusion, and it puts forward a theory to explain its cyclical surges and declines. It offers an interpretation of the power of movements that emphasizes effects on the lives of militants, policy reforms, political institutions and cultural change. The book focuses on the rise and fall of social movements as part of contentious politics in general and as the outcome of changes in political opportunities and constraints, state strategy, the new media of communication and transnational diffusion.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Contentious politics and social movements; Part I. The birth of the modern social movement; 2. Modular collective action; 3. Print and association; 4. States, capitalism, and contention; Part II. Powers in Movement: 5. Acting contentiously; 6. Networks and organizations; 7. Making meanings; 8. Threats, opportunities, and regimes; Part III. Dynamics of Contention: 9. Mechanisms and processes of contention; 10. Cycles of contention; 11. Struggling to reform; 12. Transnational contention; Conclusion: the future of social movements.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-21522-6

1-139-01238-X

1-283-01598-6

9786613015983

0-511-97352-7

1-139-01165-0

1-139-01191-X

1-139-01112-X

1-139-01085-9

1-139-01138-3

OCLC:

707068436