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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These protests by the unemployed did not just depend on the opportu- nities afforded by some degree of democratic control over public assis- tance . The protests had to be organised and central to their organisation was the NUWM .
These protests by the unemployed did not just depend on the opportu- nities afforded by some degree of democratic control over public assis- tance . The protests had to be organised and central to their organisation was the NUWM .
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short , a vibrant ' grass - roots ' democracy is necessary for protest by the unemployed . ... The 1980s also saw high levels of unemployment , with over three mil- lion unemployed by the middle of the decade ( Bagguley , 1991 : 6 ) .
short , a vibrant ' grass - roots ' democracy is necessary for protest by the unemployed . ... The 1980s also saw high levels of unemployment , with over three mil- lion unemployed by the middle of the decade ( Bagguley , 1991 : 6 ) .
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raise the level of financial support for the unemployed . In contrast , the Peoples ' Marches for Jobs aimed merely to mobilise as broad a range of people as possible against the Conservative government : There are a lot of people in ...
raise the level of financial support for the unemployed . In contrast , the Peoples ' Marches for Jobs aimed merely to mobilise as broad a range of people as possible against the Conservative government : There are a lot of people in ...
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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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