The Blackwell companion to social movements / edited by David A. Snow, Sarah A. Soule, and Hanspeter Kriesi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Snow, David A.

Soule, Sarah Anne, 1967-

Kriesi, Hanspeter.

Series:

Blackwell companions to sociology.

Blackwell companions to sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (776 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements is a compilation of original, state-of-the-art essays by internationally recognized scholars on an array of topics in the field of social movement studies. Contains original, state-of-the-art essays by internationally recognized scholarsCovers a wide array of topics in the field of social movement studiesFeatures a valuable introduction by the editors which maps the field, and helps situate the study of social movements within other disciplinesIncludes coverage of historical, political, and cultural cont

Contents:

The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgments; Part I Introduction; 1 Mapping the Terrain; Part II Facilitative Contexts and Conditions; 2 Protest in Time and Space: The Evolution of Waves of Contention; 3 The Strange Career of Strain and Breakdown Theories of Collective Action; 4 Political Context and Opportunity; 5 The Cultural Contexts of Collective Action: Constraints, Opportunities, and the Symbolic Life of Social Movements; 6 Resources and Social Movement Mobilization; Part III Field of Action and Dynamics

7 Beyond the Iron Law: Rethinking the Place of Organizations in Social Movement Research8 Leadership in Social Movements; 9 Movement Allies, Adversaries, and Third Parties; 10 Policing Social Protest; 11 Bystanders, Public Opinion, and the Media; 12 ''Get up, Stand up'': Tactical Repertoires of Social Movements; 13 Diffusion Processes within and across Movements; 14 Transnational Processes and Movements; Part IV Microstructural and Social-Psychological Dimensions; 15 Networks and Participation

16 The Demand and Supply of Participation: Social-Psychological Correlates of Participation in Social Movements17 Framing Processes, Ideology, and Discursive Fields; 18 Emotional Dimensions of Social Movements; 19 Collective Identity, Solidarity, and Commitment; Part V Consequences and Outcomes; 20 The Legislative, Organizational, and Beneficiary Consequences of State-Oriented Challengers; 21 Personal and Biographical Consequences; 22 The Cultural Consequences of Social Movements; 23 The Consequences of Social Movements for Each Other; Part VI Major Social Movements

24 The Labor Movement in Motion25 Feminism and the Women's Movement: A Global Perspective; 26 Environmental Movements; 27 Antiwar and Peace Movements; 28 Ethnic and Nationalist Social Movements; 29 Religious Movements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611312633

9781281312631

1281312630

9781780341163

1780341164

9780470999103

0470999101

9780470999097

0470999098

9781405166645

1405166649

OCLC:

184983751