Social Movement Theory And Research

Author : Paul S. Adler
Publisher : Oxford Handbooks
ISBN 13 : 0199671087
Total Pages : 817 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Sociology, Social Theory, and Organization Studies written by Paul S. Adler and published by Oxford Handbooks. This book was released on 2014 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title examines how contemporary currents in sociology and social theory have influenced the field of organisation studies. It aims to combat the tendency towards myopia in the organisation studies field, which encourages reliance on resources and references drawn from within the field and discourages scholars from going beyond these boundaries to find inspiration and ideas. The contributing authors show how sociologists and sociological concepts from the US and Europe have provided new insights into the functioning of organisations.

Author : Gerald F. Davis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139444190
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Movements and Organization Theory written by Gerald F. Davis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-09 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the fields of organization theory and social movement theory have long been viewed as belonging to different worlds, recent events have intervened, reminding us that organizations are becoming more movement-like - more volatile and politicized - while movements are more likely to borrow strategies from organizations. Organization theory and social movement theory are two of the most vibrant areas within the social sciences. This collection of original essays and studies both calls for a closer connection between these fields and demonstrates the value of this interchange. Three introductory, programmatic essays by leading scholars in the two fields are followed by eight empirical studies that directly illustrate the benefits of this type of cross-pollination. The studies variously examine the processes by which movements become organized and the role of movement processes within and among organizations. The topics covered range from globalization and transnational social movement organizations to community recycling programs.

Author : Olivier Fillieule
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1785330985
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Movement Studies in Europe written by Olivier Fillieule and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together over forty established and emerging scholars, this landmark volume is the first to comprehensively examine the evolution and current practice of social movement studies in a specifically European context. While its first half offers comparative approaches to an array of significant issues and movements, its second half assembles focused national studies that include most major European states. Throughout, these contributions are guided by a shared set of historical and social-scientific questions with a particular emphasis on political sociology, thus offering a bold and uncommonly unified survey that will be essential for scholars and students of European social movements.

Author : Professor Marisa von Bülow
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1472417674
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Movement Dynamics written by Professor Marisa von Bülow and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an overview of new approaches to the study of social movements emerging out of Latin America, based on original and innovative analyses of the recent changes in collective action across the region. The authors analyze a broad set of countries and social movements, while focusing on three key theoretical debates: the interactions between routine and contentious politics, the relationship between protest and context, and the organizational configurations of social movements.

Author : Jochen Roose
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3658133813
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Theory and Social Movements written by Jochen Roose and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social movements are not only a potential challenge to societies, they also challenge social theory. This volume looks at social movements and social movement research through the lens of different social theories. What can social movement studies learn from these theories? And: What can these theories learn from the analysis of social movements? From this double vantage point, the book discusses the theories of Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Niklas Luhmann, Jeffrey Alexander, and Judith Butler, as well as rational choice theory, relational sociology, and organizational neo-institutionalism.

Author : Roberta Garner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Movement Theory and Research written by Roberta Garner and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews and explores social movement theory from the end of World War II to the mid-1990s, focusing primarily on the United States, with some attention to European scholarship as well.

Author : Laurence Cox
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1786607832
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why Social Movements Matter written by Laurence Cox and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-06-08 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social movements and popular struggle are a central part of today’s world, but often neglected or misunderstood by media commentary as well as experts in other fields. In an age when struggles over climate change, women’s rights, austerity politics, racism, warfare and surveillance are central to the future of our societies, we urgently need to understand social movements. Accessible, comprehensive and grounded in deep scholarship, Why Social Movements Matter explains social movements for a general educated readership, those interested in progressive politics and scholars and students in other fields. It shows how much social movements are part of our everyday lives, and how in many ways they have shaped the world we live in over centuries. It explores the relationship between social movements and the left, how movements develop and change, the complex relationship between movements and intellectual life, and delivers a powerful argument for rethinking how the social world is constructed. Drawing on three decades of experience, Why Social Movements Matter shows the real space for hope in a contested world.

Author : Assoc Professor Carol McClurg Mueller
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300054866
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Frontiers in Social Movement Theory written by Assoc Professor Carol McClurg Mueller and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars in the area of social action present new theories about this process, fashioning a social psychology of social movements that goes beyond theories currently in use.

Author : Paul Almeida
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520290917
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Movements written by Paul Almeida and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Movements cleverly translates the art of collective action and mobilization by excluded groups to facilitate understanding social change from below. Students learn the core components of social movements, the theory and methods used to study them, and the conditions under which they can lead to political and social transformation. This fully class-tested book is the first to be organized along the lines of the major subfields of social movement scholarship—framing, movement emergence, recruitment, and outcomes—to provide comprehensive coverage in a single core text. Features include: use of real data collected in the U.S. and around the world the emphasis on student learning outcomes case studies that bring social movements to life examples of cultural repertoires used by movements (flyers, pamphlets, event data on activist websites, illustrations by activist musicians) to mobilize a group topics such as immigrant rights, transnational movement for climate justice, Women's Marches, Fight for $15, Occupy Wall Street, Gun Violence, Black Lives Matter, and the mobilization of popular movements in the global South on issues of authoritarian rule and neoliberalism With this book, students deepen their understanding of movement dynamics, methods of investigation, and dominant theoretical perspectives, all while being challenged to consider their own place in relation to social movements.

Author : Bert Klandermans
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816635948
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Methods of Social Movement Research written by Bert Klandermans and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Citing the critical importance of empirical work to social movement research, the editors of this volume have put together the first systematic overview of the major methods used by social movement theorists. Original chapters cover the range of techniques: surveys, formal models, discourse analysis, in-depth interviews, participant observation, case studies, network analysis, historical methods, protest event analysis, macro-organizational analysis, and comparative politics. Each chapter includes a methodological discussion, examples of studies employing the method, an examination of its strengths and weaknesses, and practical guidelines for its application.