Social Movements : An Introduction.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- 1 The Study of Social Movements: Recurring Questions, (Partially) Changing Answers -- 1.1 Four Core Questions for Social Movement Analysis -- 1.2 What is Distinctive about Social Movements? -- 1.3 On This Book -- 2 Social Changes and Social Movements -- 2.1 Social Structure, Political Cleavages, and Collective Action -- 2.2 States, Markets, and Social Movements -- 2.3 Knowledge, Culture, and Conflicts -- 2.4 Structural Transformations, New Conflicts, New Classes -- 2.5 Summary -- 3 The Symbolic Dimension of Collective Action -- 3.1 Culture and Action: The Role of Values -- 3.2 Culture and Action: The Cognitive Perspective -- 3.3 Problems and Responses -- 3.4 Summary -- 4 Collective Action and Identity -- 4.1 How Does Identity Work? -- 4.2 Multiple Identities -- 4.3 Does Identity Facilitate Participation? -- 4.4 How Is Identity Generated and Reproduced? -- 4.5 Summary -- 5 Individuals, Networks, and Participation -- 5.1 Why Do People Get Involved in Collective Action? The Role of Networks -- 5.2 Do Networks Always Matter? -- 5.3 Individuals and Organizations -- 5.4 Individual Participation, Movement Subcultures, and Virtual Networks -- 5.5 Summary -- 6 Social Movements and Organizations -- 6.1 Organizational Dilemmas in Social Movements -- 6.2 Types of Social Movement Organizations -- 6.3 How Do Social Movement Organizations Change? -- 6.4 From Movement Organizations to Social Movement Networks -- 6.5 Summary -- 7 Action Forms, Repertoires, and Cycles of Protest -- 7.1 Protest: A Definition -- 7.2 Repertoires of Action -- 7.3 The Logics and Forms of Protest -- 7.4 Strategic Options and Protest -- 7.5 Factors Influencing Repertoire Choice -- 7.6 The Cross-National Diffusion of Protest -- 7.7 Cycles of Protest, Protest Waves, and Protest Campaigns -- 7.8 Summary.

8 The Policing of Protest and Political Opportunities for Social Movements -- 8.1 The Policing of Protest -- 8.2 Political Institutions and Social Movements -- 8.3 Prevailing Strategies and Social Movements -- 8.4 Allies, Opponents, and Social Movements -- 8.5 Discursive Opportunity and the Media System -- 8.6 Summary -- 9 Social Movements and Democracy -- 9.1 Social Movement Strategies and Their Effects -- 9.2 Changes in Public Policy -- 9.3 Social Movements and Procedural Changes -- 9.4 Social Movements and Democratic Theory -- 9.5 Social Movements and Democratization -- 9.6 Summary -- Notes -- References -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects.

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