Rethinking social movements
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This landmark volume brings together some of the titans of social movement theory in a grand reassessment of its status. For some time, the field has been divided between a dominant structural approach and a cultural or constructivist tradition.. The gaps and misunderstandings between the two sides-as well as the efforts to bridge them-closely parallel those in the social sciences at large. This book aims to further the dialogue between these two distinct approaches to social movements and to show the broader implications for social science as a whole as it struggles with issues including cult
Title |
Rethinking social movements : structure, meaning, and emotion / edited by Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper. |
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Publisher |
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
Creation Date |
2004 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
Content |
Title Page Copyright Page Contents Introduction Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper Part I POLITICAL PROCESS THEORY: OPPORTUNITY OR CONSTRAINT? 1 Caught in a Winding, Snarling Vine: The Structural Bias of Political Process Theory Jeff Goodwin and James M. Jasper 2 Wise Quacks Charles Tilly 3 Paradigm Warriors: Regress and Progress in the Study of Contentious Politics Sidney Tarrow 4 Tending the Vineyard: Cultivating Political Process Research David S. Meyer 5 Political. Opportunity. Structure. Some Splitting to Balance the Lumping Ruud Koopmans 6 Trouble in Paradigms Jeff Goodwin and James M. JasperPart II BEYOND DOMINANT PARADIGMS 7 Culture Is Not Just in Your Head Francesca Polletta 8 The Poststructuralist Consensus in Social Movement Theory Charles Kurzman 9 The Intellectual Challenges of Toiling in the Vineyard Marc W Steinberg 10 Knowledge for What? Thoughts on the State of Social Movement Studies Richard Flacks 11 Passionate Political Processes: Bringing Emotions Back into the Study of Social Movements Deborah B. Gould 12 Why David Sometimes Wins: Strategic Capacity in Social Movements Marshall Ganz Part III CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS13 Revisiting the U.S. Civil Rights Movement: Toward a More Synthetic Understanding of the Origins of Contention Doug McAdam 14 Reflections on Social Movement Theory: Criticisms and Proposals Aldan Morris 15 Hot Movements, Cold Cognition: Thinking about Social Movements in Gendered Frames Myra Marx Ferree and David A. Merrill References Index Contributors |
Series |
People, Passions, and Power: Social Movements, Interest Organizations and the Political Process |
Extent |
1 online resource (317 p.) |
Language |
English |
Copyright Date |
©2004 |
National Library system number |
997010709157105171 |
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