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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Page 88
... influence is large- ly determined by willingness to become involved . As such , decisions are ultimately contingent ... influenced and created and formal decisions are really part of a wider pol- icy cycle . However , it is important to ...
... influence is large- ly determined by willingness to become involved . As such , decisions are ultimately contingent ... influenced and created and formal decisions are really part of a wider pol- icy cycle . However , it is important to ...
Page 132
... influence to their own benefit . The second concerns the ways in which the labour movement controlled the centres for the unemployed by insisting that their role be largely non - political . This was reinforced by the centres becoming ...
... influence to their own benefit . The second concerns the ways in which the labour movement controlled the centres for the unemployed by insisting that their role be largely non - political . This was reinforced by the centres becoming ...
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... influence the course of political events , because the political system is too remote and inaccessible for them to engage with it meaningfully and effectively . They therefore have a correspondingly low level of political efficacy ...
... influence the course of political events , because the political system is too remote and inaccessible for them to engage with it meaningfully and effectively . They therefore have a correspondingly low level of political efficacy ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
New Social Movements and Democracy | 29 |
Anti Globalisation Anti Capitalism and the Democratic State | 55 |
Copyright | |
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