ISBN:
0415483883
,
0415483891
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0203883845
,
9780415483889
,
9780415483896
,
9780203883846
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 403 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Theories of Political Protest and Social Movements : A Multidisciplinary Introduction, Critique, and Synthesis
DDC:
303.484
Keywords:
Opposition (Political science)
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Protest movements
;
Politischer Protest
;
Protestbewegung
;
Soziale Bewegung
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Politische Theorie
;
Sozialwissenschaften
Abstract:
How can political protest and social movements be explained? The book provides an introduction to each of the existing theories by restating and clarifying them. This is the basis for a detailed assessment of their strengths and weaknesses. Finally, a single theoretical paradigm is proposed that shows how the theories can be integrated
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 What kind of theory do we need and what is a good theory?; 2 Protest, social movements, and collective action: Conceptual clarifications and the subject of the book; 3 Group size, selective incentives, and collective action; 4 Protest and social movements as collective action; 5 The resource mobilization perspective; 6 Political opportunity structures, protest, and social movements; 7 Collective identity and social movement activity; 8 How framing influences mobilization and protest
Description / Table of Contents:
9 Identity, framing, and cognitive balance: Toward a new theory of identity and framing10 The dynamics of contention approach - retreat to history?; 11 The structural-cognitive model: A synthesis of collective action, resource mobilization, political opportunity, identity, and framing perspectives; 12 General discussion, conclusion, and an agenda for future research; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-395) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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