Social Movements: An Introduction

Contents......Page 6
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 8
1 The Study of Social Movements: Recurring Questions, (Partially) Changing Answers......Page 12
1.1 Four Core Questions for Social Movement Analysis......Page 16
1.2 What is Distinctive about Social Movements?......Page 31
1.3 On This Book......Page 40
2 Social Changes and Social Movements......Page 44
2.1 Social Structure, Political Cleavages, and Collective Action......Page 47
2.2 States, Markets, and Social Movements......Page 53
2.3 Knowledge, Culture, and Conflicts......Page 58
2.4 Structural Transformations, New Conflicts, New Classes......Page 63
2.5 Summary......Page 73
3 The Symbolic Dimension of Collective Action......Page 75
3.1 Culture and Action: The Role of Values......Page 78
3.2 Culture and Action: The Cognitive Perspective......Page 84
3.3 Problems and Responses......Page 96
3.4 Summary......Page 98
4 Collective Action and Identity......Page 100
4.1 How Does Identity Work?......Page 104
4.2 Multiple Identities......Page 109
4.3 Does Identity Facilitate Participation?......Page 111
4.4 How Is Identity Generated and Reproduced?......Page 116
4.5 Summary......Page 124
5 Individuals, Networks, and Participation......Page 125
5.1 Why Do People Get Involved in Collective Action? The Role of Networks......Page 128
5.2 Do Networks Always Matter?......Page 132
5.3 Individuals and Organizations......Page 137
5.4 Individual Participation, Movement Subcultures, and Virtual Networks......Page 142
5.5 Summary......Page 145
6 Social Movements and Organizations......Page 146
6.1 Organizational Dilemmas in Social Movements......Page 151
6.2 Types of Social Movement Organizations......Page 156
6.3 How Do Social Movement Organizations Change?......Page 161
6.4 From Movement Organizations to Social Movement Networks......Page 167
6.5 Summary......Page 172
7 Action Forms, Repertoires, and Cycles of Protest......Page 174
7.1 Protest: A Definition......Page 176
7.2 Repertoires of Action......Page 179
7.3 The Logics and Forms of Protest......Page 181
7.4 Strategic Options and Protest......Page 189
7.5 Factors Influencing Repertoire Choice......Page 192
7.6 The Cross-National Diffusion of Protest......Page 197
7.7 Cycles of Protest, Protest Waves, and Protest Campaigns......Page 199
7.8 Summary......Page 202
8 The Policing of Protest and Political Opportunities for Social Movements......Page 204
8.1 The Policing of Protest......Page 208
8.2 Political Institutions and Social Movements......Page 212
8.3 Prevailing Strategies and Social Movements......Page 217
8.4 Allies, Opponents, and Social Movements......Page 221
8.5 Discursive Opportunity and the Media System......Page 230
8.6 Summary......Page 232
9 Social Movements and Democracy......Page 234
9.1 Social Movement Strategies and Their Effects......Page 237
9.2 Changes in Public Policy......Page 240
9.3 Social Movements and Procedural Changes......Page 244
9.4 Social Movements and Democratic Theory......Page 250
9.5 Social Movements and Democratization......Page 256
9.6 Summary......Page 259
Notes......Page 261
References......Page 272
Index of Names......Page 340
Index of Subjects......Page 352