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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... direct democracy , some argue that direct democracy would do little to remove the main flaw in democracy and that the problem lies in the coercion of individuals which is symptomatic of systems resting upon ' majority rule ' . This ...
... direct democracy , some argue that direct democracy would do little to remove the main flaw in democracy and that the problem lies in the coercion of individuals which is symptomatic of systems resting upon ' majority rule ' . This ...
Page 69
... direct and sporadic action against the state and large corpora- tions . Still others , especially the anarchist groups , have deliberately not advocated any one strategy but have stressed the importance of individual expressions of ...
... direct and sporadic action against the state and large corpora- tions . Still others , especially the anarchist groups , have deliberately not advocated any one strategy but have stressed the importance of individual expressions of ...
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... direct democracy and consensus building . Many favour the former , as ' direct democratic voting on policy decisions within free associations is the political counterpoint of free agreement . ' ( Anarchist FAQs , 2002 ) . In a ...
... direct democracy and consensus building . Many favour the former , as ' direct democratic voting on policy decisions within free associations is the political counterpoint of free agreement . ' ( Anarchist FAQs , 2002 ) . In a ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
New Social Movements and Democracy | 29 |
Anti Globalisation Anti Capitalism and the Democratic State | 55 |
Copyright | |
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