The social movements reader : cases and concepts /

Providing a unique blend of cases, concepts, and essential readings The Social Movements Reader, Third Edition, delivers key classic and contemporary articles and book selections from around the world. Includes the latest research on contemporary movements in the US and abroad, including the Arab sp...

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Other Authors: Goodwin, Jeff, Jasper, James M., 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Malden, MA : Wiley Blackwell, 2015.
Edition:Third edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • When and why do social movements occur?. The women's movement / Jo Freeman ; The gay liberation movement / John D'Emilio ; Occupy Wall Street / Ruth Milkman, Stephanie Luce, and Penny Lewis ; The Egyptian revolution / Manuel Castells
  • Who joins or supports movements?. The free-rider problem / Mancur Olson ; Recruits to civil rights activism / Doug McAdam ; Who are the radical Islamists? / Charles Kurzman ; Women's mobilization into the Salvadoran guerrilla army / Jocelyn S. Viterna
  • Who remains in movements, who drops out, and why?. Generating commitment among students / Eric L. Hirsch ; Sustaining commitment among radical feminists / Nancy Whittier ; True believers and charismatic cults / Janja Lalich ; Are frames enough? / Charlotte Ryan and William A. Gamson ; The emotional benefits of insurgency in El Salvador / Elisabeth Jean Wood ; Classic protest songs : a list
  • How are movements organized?. Social movement organizations / John D. McCarthy and Mayer N. Zald ; Transnational environmental activism / Paul Wapner ; The transnational network for democratic globalization / Jackie Smith ; Meeting arenas / Christoph Haug
  • What do movements do?. Tactical innovation in the civil rights movement / Aldon D. Morris ; Armed struggle in the South African anti-apartheid movement / Gay Seidman ; Suicide bombing / Robert J. Brym ; Everyday life, routine politics, and protest / Javier Auyero ; The emotion work of movements / Deborah B. Gould ; Tactical repertoires : same-sex weddings / Verta Taylor, Katrina Kimiport, Nella Van Dyke, and Ellen Ann Andersen
  • How do movements interact with other players?. Farmworkers' movements in changing political contexts / J. Craig Jenkins and Charles Perrow ; Movements in the media / Edwin Amenta, Neal Caren, Sheera Joy Olasky, and James E. Stobaugh ; What shapes the West's human rights focus? / James Ron, Howard Ramos, and Kathleen Rodgers ; The quest for international allies / Clifford Bob ; Global corporations, global unions / Stephen Lerner
  • Why do movements decline?. The decline of the women's movement / Barbara Epstein ; The dilemmas of identity politics / Joshua Gamson ; The repression/protest paradox in Central America / Charles D. Brockett ; Counterinsurgency / Ian Roxborough
  • What changes do movements bring about?. Defining movement "success" / William A. Gamson ; How social movements matter / David S. Meyer ; Environmental justice / David Naguib Pellow and Robert J. Brulle ; Understanding revolutions : the Arab uprisings / Jack A. Goldstone ; Why nonviolence sometimes fails : China in 1989 / Sharon Erickson Nepstad.