Democracy and Participation: Popular Protest and New Social MovementsAn 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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Advocates of participatory democracy , therefore , recognise that a democratic system depends upon people having the opportunity to engage in social and political activity , in an ongoing way , not just at elec- tion time .
Advocates of participatory democracy , therefore , recognise that a democratic system depends upon people having the opportunity to engage in social and political activity , in an ongoing way , not just at elec- tion time .
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For instance ' protective ' legisla- tion limited the employment of working women , or in the case of the 1844 Mines Act excluded women from some areas of employment . When this happened without alternative and better employment being ...
For instance ' protective ' legisla- tion limited the employment of working women , or in the case of the 1844 Mines Act excluded women from some areas of employment . When this happened without alternative and better employment being ...
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This corresponds with the situa- tion in Britain's political parties , with only a minority of members partici- pating in the lives of their party by doing things such as attending branch meetings ( Scarrow , 2000 : 95 ) .
This corresponds with the situa- tion in Britain's political parties , with only a minority of members partici- pating in the lives of their party by doing things such as attending branch meetings ( Scarrow , 2000 : 95 ) .
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
New Social Movements and Democracy | 29 |
Anti Globalisation Anti Capitalism and the Democratic State | 55 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Democracy and Participation: Popular Protest and New Social Movements |
| Editors | Malcolm J. Todd, Gary Taylor |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Merlin, 2004 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 9 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 0850365384, 9780850365382 |
| Length | 345 pages |
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