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 124
... opportunity structures refer to opportunities for social movements to act . These opportunities may be the failure of political parties or interest groups to respond to certain strains in society , increased media coverage of political ...
... opportunity structures refer to opportunities for social movements to act . These opportunities may be the failure of political parties or interest groups to respond to certain strains in society , increased media coverage of political ...
Page 128
... opportunity for protest and not a certainty of protest . What this illustrates then is that the unemployed used democracy as an opportunity for collective action , rather than turning away from democracy or being a threat to it . In ...
... opportunity for protest and not a certainty of protest . What this illustrates then is that the unemployed used democracy as an opportunity for collective action , rather than turning away from democracy or being a threat to it . In ...
Page 200
... opportunity to delve into the reasons behind such a response . Survey research by itself does not aim to provide this depth of insight , and in this respect the focus groups provided an opportunity to contextualise the data gained from ...
... opportunity to delve into the reasons behind such a response . Survey research by itself does not aim to provide this depth of insight , and in this respect the focus groups provided an opportunity to contextualise the data gained from ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
New Social Movements and Democracy | 29 |
Anti Globalisation Anti Capitalism and the Democratic State | 55 |
Copyright | |
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