ISBN:
9780745649603
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (274 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Social Movements in Global Politics
DDC:
303.484
Keywords:
Social movements -- Political aspects
;
Political participation
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Social Movements in Global Politics is a timely new account of the unconventional, 'extra-institutional' activities of social movements. In the face of impending global crises and stubborn conflicts, a conventional view of politics risks leaving us confused and fatalistic, feeling powerless because we are unaware of all that can be achieved by political means. By contrast, a variety of recent social movements, ranging from those of women, gays and lesbians and anti-racists, to environmentalists, the Occupy movement and the Arab Spring, demonstrate the enormous potential of political action bey
Description / Table of Contents:
Title Page; Imprint; Contents; Acknowledgements; A Political Preface: Social Movements, Global Crisis and the Failure of Institutional Politics; Part I Foundations; 1 Introduction: What Are Social Movements?; 2 The Role of Social Movements in the Making of Modern Politics; Part II Social Movements in Contemporary Politics; 3 Illusions of Stability: The Surprising Emergence of New Social Movements; 4 Politics of Culture and Identity; 5 The Politics of Survival; 6 The New Politics of Exploitation; Part III Theories of Social Movements
Description / Table of Contents:
7 Theories of Social Movements: I. Normative and Formal Approaches8 Theories of Social Movements: II. Historical and Substantive Approaches; 9 Conclusion: A Critical Theory of Social Movements?; Bibliography; Index
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