ISBN:
9780742580893
,
9780847691067
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (489 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version From Contention to Democracy
DDC:
303.48/4
Keywords:
Social change
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
From Contention to Democracy addresses a crucial aspect of contemporary societies: the role of social movements for political and social change. The volume gathers together essays written by prominent social theorists who have been asked to reflect on the relationship between movements and processes of social, political, and cultural change
Description / Table of Contents:
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction - Social Movements and Change Incorporation, Transformation, and Democratization; Part I - Incorporation; 1 - Social Movements Incorporation, Disengagement, and Opportunities-A Long View; Social Movements and Political Parties; 1870-1914 Disengagement Social Movement Independence; 1919-1963 Consolidation Social Movement Integration; 1960 to the Present Disengagement Social Movement Independence; Notes; 2 - Social Protest and Policy Reform May 1968 and the Loi d'Orientation in France
Description / Table of Contents:
May 1968: A Window for ReformPolitical Opportunities and Reform Cycles; The Opportunity for Reform; Politicization and Factionalization; Reform and the Political Process; Conclusions; Notes; 3 - Social Movements and Cultural Change; Constructing Public Discourse: A Working Model; Public Discourse and Public Policy; Measuring Success; Explaining Success; Conclusion; Notes; Part II - Transformation; 4 - Contentious Politics in Complex Societies New Social Movements between Conflict and Cooperation; What Is Cooperation?; Interest Intermediation and Conflictual Cooperation
Description / Table of Contents:
Conditions of CooperationConflictual Cooperation in Solidarity and Ecology Movements: An Illustration; Implications; Conclusion; Notes; 5 - To Move Mountains Collective Action and the Possibility of Institutional Change; Discontinuities in Theory; Dimensions of Institutional Durability and Instability; The Possibilities of Institutional Change; Notes; 6 - Social Movements or Revolutions? On the Evolution and Outcomes of Collective Action; The Relationship between Social Movements and Revolutions; Social-Structural Models of Revolution and Political Process Models of Social Movements
Description / Table of Contents:
State, Social Environment, Culture, and Process: Evolutionary Dynamics of Collective ActionNotes; On the Evolution and Varieties of Contentious Collective Action; Part III - Democratization; 7 - Democratic Transitions and Social Movement Outcomes The Chilean Shantytown Dwellers' Movement in Comparative Perspective; Social Movements and Democratization; Democratization and Demobilization; The Shantytown Dwellers' Movement in Chile; Movement Outcomes-Comparisons and Contrasts; Conclusion; Notes; 8 - Social Movements and Democratization The Case of Brazil and the Latin Countries
Description / Table of Contents:
Brazil 1977-1989 Democratic Transition and ConsolidationSocial Movements and Democratization: Beyond the Brazilian Case; Notes; 9 - Collective Action, Change, and Democracy; Collective Action and Social Change; Collective Action in the Information Age; Multidimensionality of Change; Antagonism and Autonomy; Consequences of Social Movements in Complex Society; Social Movements and Democracy; Conclusion - The Future of Social Movements; References; Index; About the Contributors
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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