Ideas Ideologies And Social Movements

Author : Peter A. Coclanis
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570033131
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ideas, Ideologies, and Social Movements written by Peter A. Coclanis and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume uncovers the role of ideas and ideologies in some of the most important social movements in US history. The book examines attempts to bring about or to thwart social or institutional change - from political democratization and feminism to animal rights and civil rights.

Author : Anthony Oberschall
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351490001
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Movements written by Anthony Oberschall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than any other topic in social science, the study of social movements provides an opportunity to combine social theory with political action. Such study is a key to understanding the motivations, successes, and failures of thousands who aspire to high ideals of justice, but who sometimes aid in perpetuating inhumane political acts and systems. Building upon the past twenty years' developments in theory and research, Social Movements combines original theoretical and methodological approaches with penetrating analyses of contemporary movements from the sixties to the present.Anthony Oberschall argues that social movements are central to contemporary politics in both Western and Third World nations. They are not quaint stepchildren to public policy and social change that disappear as nations modernize. Collective action by the citizenry, spilling beyond the boundaries of routine politics is an integral part of the process of creative destruction that Joseph Schumpeter ascribed to modern capitalism and all dynamic, modern societies.Among the subjects that OberschaU examines in Social Movements are the Civil Rights movement, decline of the New Left, the feminist movement, the New Christian Right, the tobacco control movement, collective violence in U.S. industrial relations, and some comparative historical movements, including the Cultural Revolution in China, the abortive 1968 revolution in Czechoslovakia, political strife in postcolonial Africa, and the sixteenth-century European witch craze.In looking beyond the immediate political circumstances of these social movements, Oberschall points the way to achieving the next major task of social movement theory: a more satisfactory understanding of the dynamics and course of social movements and counter movements and a method of accounting for the outcomes of public controversies. Free of jargon and technical terminology, Social Movements is written for sociologists, political scientists, historians, professionals dea

Author : Doug McAdam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521485166
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements written by Doug McAdam and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-26 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social movements such as environmentalism, feminism, nationalism, and the anti-immigration movement are a prominent feature of the modern world and have attracted increasing attention from scholars in many countries. Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements, first published in 1996, brings together a set of essays that focus upon mobilization structures and strategies, political opportunities, and cultural framing and ideologies. The essays are comparative and include studies of the former Soviet Union and eastern Europe, the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany. Their authors are amongst the leaders in the development of social movement theory and the empirical study of social movements.

Author : Alan Scott
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100083154X
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ideology and the New Social Movements written by Alan Scott and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-02-03 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1990, Ideology and the New Social Movements provides an incisive and much-needed assessment of debates concerning the nature and motivation of social movements and collective action. In particular, Alan Scott focuses upon the competing theoretical explanations of the rise and character of the ‘new social movements’ in North America and Europe. After introducing the major themes in the debate about new social movements, the book reviews mainstream theories, both functionalist and neo-Marxist, then moves on to a discussion of sociological, economic and political writings. Specific examples, most notably the rise of the West German Greens, are used to assess the value of the different approaches. Alan Scott argues that theories of long-term change, such as the transition to the ‘post-industrial’ society, give insufficient attention to the political and organizational aspects of social movements, and exaggerate the differences between older, class based, movements and ‘new’ politics. He concludes by arguing that the idea of social closure that can accommodate questions of allegiance and identity, and control of resources has considerable explanatory power, and can encompass the cultural and political aspects of social movements. This book will be of interest to students of sociology, political science and urban studies.

Author : Enrique Larana
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781439901410
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Social Movements written by Enrique Larana and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Redefining the field of social movements.

Author : Kevin Harrison
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 152613795X
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding political ideas and movements written by Kevin Harrison and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. Written specifically to cover the A2 component of the GCE Government and Politics A-level. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the various political ideas and movements that have shaped the modern world. Underpinned by the work of major thinkers such as Marx, Locke, Weber, Hobbes and Foucault, the book examines at political concepts including the state and sovereignty, the nation and democracy, representation and legitimacy, freedom, equality and rights, obligation and citizenship. Addresses traditional theoretical subjects such as socialism, marxism and nationalism as well as contemporary contemporary movements such as environmentalism, ecologism and feminism. Written in a clear, accessible style, including a number of student-friendly features, such as chapter summaries, key points to consider, definitions and pointers to further sources of information.

Author : Rafal Soborski
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1783487941
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ideology and the Future of Progressive Social Movements written by Rafal Soborski and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-03-01 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers how progressive activist movements approach the role of ideology in their political action

Author : Anthony Oberschall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Movements written by Anthony Oberschall and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hank Johnston
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0742580512
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frames of Protest written by Hank Johnston and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2005-07-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frames of Protest brings together important empirical research and theoretical essays by leading sociologists, political scientists, and media specialists that focus on social movement frames and framing practices. Frames are new ways of understanding political and social relations that emphasize injustice and the need for change. As such, they are crucial for the development of social movements and protest. Frames of Protest is the only book to focus exclusively on this major research perspective in social movement and protest studies. Thirteen chapters encompass the major themes in the framing perspective to offer a state-of-the-art review. Three chapters present evidence for the determining influence of framing in social movement mobilization. Next, framing activities by the state and the mass media are analyzed. Then, two research reports examine the effect of political opportunities on framing-in Poland under the Communists and in New York City's ethnic politics. Several chapters by leading theorists present a lively debate about the relationship of ideologies to collective action frames. The book closes with a hands-on discussion about analyzing textual materials and interview transcripts to do frame analysis that lends itself to longitudinal and cross-case comparisons.

Author : Doctor Alex Khasnabish
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780329032
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Radical Imagination written by Doctor Alex Khasnabish and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The idea of the imagination is as evocative as it is elusive. Not only does the imagination allow us to project ourselves beyond our own immediate space and time, it also allows us to envision the future, as individuals and as collectives. The radical imagination, then, is that spark of difference, desire and discontent that can be fanned into the flames of social change. Yet what precisely is the imagination and what might make it 'radical'? How can it be fostered and cultivated? How can it be studied and what are the possibilities and risks of doing so? This book seeks to answer these questions at a crucial time. As we enter into a new cycle of struggles marked by a worldwide crisis of social reproduction, scholar-activists Max Haiven and Alex Khasnabish explore the processes and possibilities for cultivating the radical imagination in dark times. A lively and crucial intervention in radical politics, social research and social change, and the collective visions and cultures that inspire them.