Democracy and Participation: Popular Protest and New Social MovementsMalcolm J. Todd, Gary Taylor Merlin, 2004 - 345 pages An ideal introduction for undergraduate students of social movements in courses on sociology, social policy and political theory with a focus on collective action and social protest. The book provides accessible theoretical readings and case studies of particular movements concerned with women's rights, ethnicity and 'race', disability, peace, anti-privatization. It explores issues of youth and political involvement, free speech and unemployment and the role of voluntary and community groups in challenging traditional perspectives on democracy. There are contributions from writers at the cutting edge of recent empirical and theoretical work in these areas. Competition: Many texts focus on sociological approaches: (Nick Crossley, Making Sense of Social Movements, D Della Porta and M Siani, Social Movements: an Introduction; S Buechler, Social Movements in Advanced Capitalism). Our text will provide students with an accessible, clear and comprehensive introduction and critical analysis of new social movements and new social movements theory. |
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... press , namely the stamp duty , remained . The notion of a tax on the press continued to irritate smaller publications and even sec- tions of the established press , such a system ran contrary to the laissez - faire ethos of the day ...
... press , namely the stamp duty , remained . The notion of a tax on the press continued to irritate smaller publications and even sec- tions of the established press , such a system ran contrary to the laissez - faire ethos of the day ...
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... press and that the so - called evils which were anticipat- ed would not emerge . At last and after much argument , the free market was seen to be by far the most powerful force in the area of the press as it allowed for the best to ...
... press and that the so - called evils which were anticipat- ed would not emerge . At last and after much argument , the free market was seen to be by far the most powerful force in the area of the press as it allowed for the best to ...
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... Press , A Study of Working Class Radicalism of the 1830's ( London : Oxford University Press ) . Jones , A. ( 1996 ) Powers of the Press ( Aldershot : Ashgate Publishing , Scholar Press ) . Keane , J. ( 1996 ) Tom Paine A Political Life ...
... Press , A Study of Working Class Radicalism of the 1830's ( London : Oxford University Press ) . Jones , A. ( 1996 ) Powers of the Press ( Aldershot : Ashgate Publishing , Scholar Press ) . Keane , J. ( 1996 ) Tom Paine A Political Life ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
New Social Movements and Democracy | 29 |
Anti Globalisation Anti Capitalism and the Democratic State | 55 |
Copyright | |
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