From Contention to Democracy
Published on 27. August 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-8476-9106-7 (ISBN)
Description
From Contention to Democracy addresses a crucial aspect of contemporary societies: the role of social movements for political and social change. The volume gathers together essays written by prominent social theorists who have been asked to reflect on the relationship between movements and processes of social, political and cultural change.
Three broad types of movement-change nexus are distinguished and discussed: incorporation, transformation, and democratization. The chapters in this book all point to the place of social movements in relation to these three processes of change, while discussing the history and well-known events of social movements. Individual occurrences such as the protest of French students in 1968 or Chilean shantytown dwellers are examined. The final essay looks ahead, wondering: what is the future of social movements?
Three broad types of movement-change nexus are distinguished and discussed: incorporation, transformation, and democratization. The chapters in this book all point to the place of social movements in relation to these three processes of change, while discussing the history and well-known events of social movements. Individual occurrences such as the protest of French students in 1968 or Chilean shantytown dwellers are examined. The final essay looks ahead, wondering: what is the future of social movements?
Reviews / Votes
This is a good book. It advances our understanding of social movements. * International Social Science Review * The book succeeds in addressing an important deficit in the literature by bringing specific theoretical issues on social movement outcomes out from behind the shadow of research on movement origins. . . . this is a joint venture with an intellectual purpose behind it that is sustained throughout the volume. * Canadian Journal of Political Science *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
506 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8476-9106-7 (9780847691067)
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Marco G. Giugni
From Contention to Democracy
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Persons
Marco G. Giugni is a researcher in the department of political science at the University of Geneva.
Doug McAdam is professor of sociology at Stanford.
Charles Tilly is Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University.
Doug McAdam is professor of sociology at Stanford.
Charles Tilly is Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University.
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction: Social Movements and Chance: Incorporation, Transformation/ and Democratization
Part 2 Incorporation
Chapter 3 Social Movements: Incorporation, Disengagement, and Opportunities: A Long View
Chapter 4 Social Protest and Policy Reform: May 1868 and the Loi d'Orientation in France
Chapter 5 Social Movements and Cultural Change
Part 6 Transformation
Chapter 7 Contentious Politics in Complex Societies: New Social Movements Between Conflict and Cooperation
Chapter 8 To Move Mountains: Collective Action and the Possibility of Institutional Chance
Chapter 9 Social Movements or Revolutions? On the Evolution and Outcomes of Collective Action
Part 10 Democratization
Chapter 11 Democratic Transitions and Social Movements Outcomes: The Chilean Shantytown Dwellers' Movement in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 12 Social Movements and the Democratization Process in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America
Chapter 13 Collective Action, Change, and Democracy: Do Social Movements Still Matter?
Chapter 14 Conclusion: The Future of Social Movements
Part 2 Incorporation
Chapter 3 Social Movements: Incorporation, Disengagement, and Opportunities: A Long View
Chapter 4 Social Protest and Policy Reform: May 1868 and the Loi d'Orientation in France
Chapter 5 Social Movements and Cultural Change
Part 6 Transformation
Chapter 7 Contentious Politics in Complex Societies: New Social Movements Between Conflict and Cooperation
Chapter 8 To Move Mountains: Collective Action and the Possibility of Institutional Chance
Chapter 9 Social Movements or Revolutions? On the Evolution and Outcomes of Collective Action
Part 10 Democratization
Chapter 11 Democratic Transitions and Social Movements Outcomes: The Chilean Shantytown Dwellers' Movement in Comparative Perspective
Chapter 12 Social Movements and the Democratization Process in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America
Chapter 13 Collective Action, Change, and Democracy: Do Social Movements Still Matter?
Chapter 14 Conclusion: The Future of Social Movements