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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... 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 move- ment that emphasizes its effects on ...
... 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 move- ment that emphasizes its effects on ...
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... society for scholars and students of social movements , it is in no small part due to my collaboration with David Meyer in a recent collective volume , Towards a Movement Society : Lessons for a New Century . I also wish to thank Mark ...
... society for scholars and students of social movements , it is in no small part due to my collaboration with David Meyer in a recent collective volume , Towards a Movement Society : Lessons for a New Century . I also wish to thank Mark ...
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... society ( 1994b : 21 ) . Organizers use contention to exploit political opportunities , create collective identities , bring people together in organizations , and mobilize them against more powerful opponents . Much of the history of ...
... society ( 1994b : 21 ) . Organizers use contention to exploit political opportunities , create collective identities , bring people together in organizations , and mobilize them against more powerful opponents . Much of the history of ...
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... with Charles Tilly , the modern " repertoire " of collective action ; then , in Chapter 3 , I turn to the changes in society that supported that transformation ; and , in Chapter 4 , to the relationship between INTRODUCTION 7.
... with Charles Tilly , the modern " repertoire " of collective action ; then , in Chapter 3 , I turn to the changes in society that supported that transformation ; and , in Chapter 4 , to the relationship between INTRODUCTION 7.
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... societies , producing the periods of turbulence and realignment that I call " cycles of contention . " As I show in Chapter 9 , the importance of this change is that , once a cycle begins , the costs of collective action are lowered for ...
... societies , producing the periods of turbulence and realignment that I call " cycles of contention . " As I show in Chapter 9 , the importance of this change is that , once a cycle begins , the costs of collective action are lowered for ...
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 |
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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