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Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change
Patrick G Coy
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Description for Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change
Hardback. Contains a collection of theoretically data-driven papers, which addresses a series of questions that are at forefront of social movement scholarship. This book builds bridges between scholarship on social movements and on social conflicts. It carries on the distinguished tradition of the Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change series. Series: Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change. Num Pages: 332 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 476.
This volume of "Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change" contains a strong collection of theoretically rich and data-driven papers, which address a series of interrelated questions that are at the forefront of todays social movement scholarship. For example, political opportunity theory has been justly criticized for privileging structure over agency, politics over culture, and for failing to adequately specify how political opportunities differ for social movements in democracies vs. in non-democracies. In this volume, political opportunity theory receives careful, empirically-informed correctives from a number of quarters. In addition, a synthesis is achieved between nonviolent action scholarship and the contentious ... Read more
This volume of "Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change" contains a strong collection of theoretically rich and data-driven papers, which address a series of interrelated questions that are at the forefront of todays social movement scholarship. For example, political opportunity theory has been justly criticized for privileging structure over agency, politics over culture, and for failing to adequately specify how political opportunities differ for social movements in democracies vs. in non-democracies. In this volume, political opportunity theory receives careful, empirically-informed correctives from a number of quarters. In addition, a synthesis is achieved between nonviolent action scholarship and the contentious ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
Series
Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762313181
SKU
V9780762313181
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