Contention in Context : Political Opportunities and the Emergence of Protest / Jeff Goodwin, James M. Jasper.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goodwin, Jeff, Editor.

Jasper, James M., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science.

Protest movements.

Social movements.

Local Subjects:

Political science.

Protest movements.

Social movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (603 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite extensive theoretical debates over the utility of "political opportunities" as an explanation for the rise and success of social movements, there have been surprisingly few serious empirical tests. Contention in Context provides the most extensive effort to date to test the model, analyzing a range of important cases of revolutions and protest movements to identify the role of political opportunities in the rise of political contention. With evidence from more than fifty cases, this book explores the role of the state in protest, the frequent overemphasis on political opportunities in recent research, and the extent to which opportunity models ignore the cultural and emotional triggers for collective action. By examining new directions in the study of protest and contention, this book shows that although political opportunities can help explain the emergence of certain kinds of movements, a new strategic language can ultimately tell us far more.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

List of Abbreviations

Introduction. From Political Opportunity Structures to Strategic Interaction

1. Peasant Revolts in the French Revolution

2. Rural Social Movements in Nicaragua

3. Human Rights in Argentina

4. Rural Unions in Brazil

5. The Civil Rights Movement

6. The Women’s Movement

7. Gay and Lesbian Liberation

8. The U.S. Movement for Peace in Central America

9. Opportunity Knocks

10. Sensing and Seizing Opportunities

11. Eventful Protest, Global Conflicts

Conclusion. Are Protestors Opportunists? Fifty Tests

Contributors

References

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9780804778930

0804778930

OCLC:

779140479