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Social movements play a central role in the scope and direction ofsocial change. They were instrumental in the creation of the modernstate and, today, are major forces in politics and culture.Environmentalism, gay rights, alterglobalization, and Islamicfundamentalism are all movements with far-reaching impacts oncontemporary society.What is a Social Movement? traces how the study of movementssuch as these - of their structures, their ideas, and theirrepertoires of protest - have grown in recent years to become amajor focus in the social sciences. It deftly navigates theorganizational, ideational, and cultural complexity of politicaland social movements, and offers a succinct but comprehensiveoverview of the hows, whys, and wheretofores of studying them. Thebook analyzes how politics and culture frequently intersect aspeople participate in movements that call for change and pursuegroup interests. By focusing on movement organizations andnetworks, on what they do, and how they articulate their ideas ofjustice and collective interests, What is a Social Movement?lays the essential groundwork for understanding this significantand exciting field of research, where it came from, and where it isheaded.
FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography
Hank Johnston is Associate Professor of Sociology at San Diego State University. He is the founding editor of Mobilization, a journal of research in social and political movements, ranked as a top-ten journal in sociology.
Table of Contents
1 What is a Social Movement? 12 The Study of Social Movements 263 What is a Political Movement? 494 What is a Cultural Movement? 725 What Do Social Movements Do? 946 Researching Social Movements 1187 Where are Social Movements Headed? 139References 161Index 180
Review
''The highly abstract concept of social movement, its maindimensions and the various forms it takes in the real world comealive in this excellent introduction to social movement studies.Hank Johnston presents a concise, easy to read, up-to-date andthorough overview over this particularly flourishing field of thesocial sciences.''Hanspeter Kriesi, European University Institute''The momentous events of 2011 in the Arab world have started awave of global protest that is not likely to recede soon. HankJohnston's timely new book provides us with the tools to makesense of recent developments, and connect them to earlier phases ofcontention. Mapping both theoretical and research approaches,drawing from an impressive array of contentious episodes acrosstime and space, and profiting from Johnston's deep grasp ofcultural processes and 'social movement performances,'What is a Social Movement? will be essential reading forspecialists and lay readers alike.''Mario Diani, University of Trento and ICREA-UPFBarcelona''Few scholars have gone as far as Hank Johnston in bridgingvarious strands of the social movement literature. This bookcombines insights from structural, organizational, and culturaltheories to give a fresh look at social movement analysis.''Marco Giugni, University of Geneva''This is a comprehensive, engaging, and beautifully writtenintroduction to the study of social movements. It is one of thebest undergraduate texts in the field, but it would also be aninvaluable source for graduate students and scholars looking for aconcise review of the major theoretical perspectives and debates inthe field.''Verta Taylor, University of California Santa Barbara"Johnston provides a nuanced understanding of contemporary society through the study of social movements, looking at them in theory and practice from a broad perspective."Political Studies Review
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''The highly abstract concept of social movement, its main dimensions and the various forms it takes in the real world come alive in this excellent introduction to social movement studies. Hank Johnston presents a concise, easy to read, up-to-date and thorough overview over this particularly flourishing field of the social sciences.''Hanspeter Kriesi, European University Institute ''The momentous events of 2011 in the Arab world have started a wave of global protest that is not likely to recede soon. Hank Johnston s timely new book provides us with the tools to make sense of recent developments, and connect them to earlier phases of contention. Mapping both theoretical and research approaches, drawing from an impressive array of contentious episodes across time and space, and profiting from Johnston s deep grasp of cultural processes and social movement performances, What is a Social Movement? will be essential reading for specialists and lay readers alike.''Mario Diani, University of Trento and ICREA-UPF Barcelona ''Few scholars have gone as far as Hank Johnston in bridging various strands of the social movement literature. This book combines insights from structural, organizational, and cultural theories to give a fresh look at social movement analysis.''Marco Giugni, University of Geneva ''This is a comprehensive, engaging, and beautifully written introduction to the study of social movements. It is one of the best undergraduate texts in the field, but it would also be an invaluable source for graduate students and scholars looking for a concise review of the major theoretical perspectives and debates in the field.''Verta Taylor, University of California Santa Barbara"Johnston provides a nuanced understanding of contemporary society through the study of social movements, looking at them in theory and practice from a broad perspective."Political Studies Review
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''The highly abstract concept of social movement, its main dimensions and the various forms it takes in the real world come alive in this excellent introduction to social movement studies. Hank Johnston presents a concise, easy to read, up-to-date and thorough overview over this particularly flourishing field of the social sciences.'' Hanspeter Kriesi, European University Institute ''The momentous events of 2011 in the Arab world have started a wave of global protest that is not likely to recede soon. Hank Johnstons timely new book provides us with the tools to make sense of recent developments, and connect them to earlier phases of contention. Mapping both theoretical and research approaches, drawing from an impressive array of contentious episodes across time and space, and profiting from Johnstons deep grasp of cultural processes and social movement performances, What is a Social Movement? will be essential reading for specialists and lay readers alike.'' Mario Diani, University of Trento and ICREA-UPF Barcelona ''Few scholars have gone as far as Hank Johnston in bridging various strands of the social movement literature. This book combines insights from structural, organizational, and cultural theories to give a fresh look at social movement analysis.'' Marco Giugni, University of Geneva ''This is a comprehensive, engaging, and beautifully written introduction to the study of social movements. It is one of the best undergraduate texts in the field, but it would also be an invaluable source for graduate students and scholars looking for a concise review of the major theoretical perspectives and debates in the field.'' Verta Taylor, University of California Santa Barbara "Johnston provides a nuanced understanding of contemporary society through the study of social movements, looking at them in theory and practice from a broad perspective." Political Studies Review
Details ISBN0745660843 Pages 176 Year 2014 ISBN-10 0745660843 ISBN-13 9780745660844 Format Hardcover Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2014-02-28 Illustrations illustrations DEWEY 303.484 Edition 1st Series What is Sociology? Author Hank Johnston Birth 1947 Language English AU Release Date 2014-02-28 NZ Release Date 2014-02-28 UK Release Date 2014-02-28 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint Polity Press Place of Publication Oxford Alternative 9780745660851 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this
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