Handbook of political citizenship and social movements / edited by Hein-Anton van der Heijden.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heijden, Hein-Anton van der.

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Series:

Elgar original reference

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Citizenship.

Political science.

Social movements.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (712 pages) ; cm.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Pub. Limited, 2014.

Summary:

'This outstanding Handbook establishes the relationship between political citizenship and social movements as an area of study. As an in-depth and well-conceived source for beginners, experienced scholars and students alike, it provides theoretically rich, methodologically diverse, and empirically wide-ranging chapters on political struggles over citizenship. Moreover, the bridging between sociological and political theories of movements and citizenship reveals both in a different light.'--Engin Isin, The Open University. Since the 1960s, social movements and political citizenship have become buzzwords not only in social and political life but also in social and political science. The impact of the environmental and women's movements, and the advance of multicultural, European and cosmopolitan citizenship in modern history are cases in point. The study of citizenship traditionally refers to the individual dimension of social and political behavior. Social movement studies, however, refer to the collective dimension of such behavior. Despite distinct trajectories in their theoretical development, the social movement and citizenship paradigms converge where social movements are viewed as collective forms of political citizenship. This Handbook uniquely collates results of several decades of academic research in these two fields. The expert contributions successively address the different forms of political citizenship and current approaches and recent developments in social movement studies. Salient social movements in recent history are explored in depth, covering the environmental, women's, international human rights, urban, Tea Party, and animal rights movements. Social movements and political citizenship in the 'global South': China, India, Africa, and the Arab World, are discussed, presenting a novel empirical insight into these fields of study. Social scientists, MA and PhD students conducting research in social movements and citizenship, at a theoretical and empirical level, will benefit from the authoritative assessment of forms of political citizenship and major developments in social movement studies.

Contents:

pt. I. Political citizenship : approaches and forms

part II. Social movements : current approaches and recent developments

part III. Contemporary social movements

part IV. Social movements and political citizenship in the global south.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed May 20, 2014).

ISBN:

9781781954706 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.