Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious PoliticsUnlike political or economic institutions, social movements have an elusive power, but one that is no less real. From the French and American revolutions through the democratic and workers' movements of the nineteenth century to the totalitarian movements of today, movements exercise a fleeting but powerful influence on politics and society. This study surveys the history of the social movement, puts forward a theory of collective action to explain its surges and declines, and offers an interpretation of the power of movement that emphasises its effects on personal lives, policy reforms and political culture. While covering cultural, organisational and personal sources of movements' power, the book emphasises the rise and fall of social movements as part of political struggle and as the outcome of changes in political opportunity structure. |
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... authorities , and op- ponents . Such confrontations go back to the dawn of history . But mounting , coordinating , and sustaining them against powerful opponents are the unique contribution of the social movement - an invention of the ...
... authorities , and op- ponents . Such confrontations go back to the dawn of history . But mounting , coordinating , and sustaining them against powerful opponents are the unique contribution of the social movement - an invention of the ...
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... authorities . Contentious collective action is the basis of social movements , not because movements are always ... authorities in conflictual ways , because it is these authorities who are responsible for law and order and for setting ...
... authorities . Contentious collective action is the basis of social movements , not because movements are always ... authorities in conflictual ways , because it is these authorities who are responsible for law and order and for setting ...
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... authorities . They have power because they challenge pow- erholders , produce solidarities , and have meaning within particular population groups , situations , and national cultures . This means that we will have to embed the general ...
... authorities . They have power because they challenge pow- erholders , produce solidarities , and have meaning within particular population groups , situations , and national cultures . This means that we will have to embed the general ...
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... authorities , to challenging cultural codes through new religious or personal prac- tices . In recent decades , just as interest groups and others have increasingly en- gaged in contentious politics , movement leaders have become ...
... authorities , to challenging cultural codes through new religious or personal prac- tices . In recent decades , just as interest groups and others have increasingly en- gaged in contentious politics , movement leaders have become ...
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... authorities , or elites . Not all such conflicts arise out of class interest , but common or overlapping interests and values are at the basis of their common actions . Both the theory of " fun and games " and that of mob frenzy ignore ...
... authorities , or elites . Not all such conflicts arise out of class interest , but common or overlapping interests and values are at the basis of their common actions . Both the theory of " fun and games " and that of mob frenzy ignore ...
Contents
Contentious Politics and Social Movements | 10 |
The Birth of the Modern Social Movement | 27 |
Modular Collective Action | 29 |
Print and Association | 43 |
State Building and Social Movements | 54 |
From Contention to Social Movements | 69 |
Political Opportunities and Constraints | 71 |
Acting Contentiously | 91 |
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Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics Sidney Tarrow No preview available - 1998 |
Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics Sidney Tarrow No preview available - 1998 |
Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics Sidney Tarrow No preview available - 1998 |
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1848 revolutions activism activists allies American authorities barricades campaigns challengers changes Chapter Charles Tilly civil rights movement claims coalitions collective action collective action frames collective identity communication conflict connective structures contentious politics Costain created cultural cycles of contention democracy democratic demonstration developed diffusion disruption Doug McAdam elites European forms of collective forms of contention France Freedom Summer French Revolution global institutions interaction Jack Goldstone Kriesi major Mario Diani marxism mass McAdam ment militant mobilization modern modular movement organizations opponents opportunities and constraints organizational outcomes Pam Oliver participation parties peace peasants police political opportunities produce radical reform regime religious repertoire of contention repression response revolutionary role scholars Sidney Tarrow social movements social networks society solidarity Soviet Union spread strategy strike struggle symbols Tarrow Tilly tion triggered Union violence wave western Europe women's movement workers