The Oxford Handbook Of Social Movements

Edited by della Porta, Donatella; Edited by Diani Mario
Short description/annotation
This volume presents an authoritative, comparative examination of the structure, processes, and behaviour of social movements.
Description
The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements is an innovative volume that presents a comprehensive exploration of social movement studies, mapping the field and expanding it to examine the recent developments in cognate areas of studies, within and beyond sociology and political science. This volume brings together the most distinguished social and political scientists working in this field, each writing thought-provoking essays in their area of expertise, and facilitates conversations between classic social movement agenda and lines of research. The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements discusses core theoretical perspectives, recent contributions from the field, and how patterns of macro social change may affect social movements, as well as suggesting what contributions social movement studies can give to other research areas in various disciplines.
Table of contents
I. CORE THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES; II. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND STRUCTURAL PROCESSES; III. MICRO-DYNAMICS OF CONTENTION; IV. HOW MOVEMENTS ORGANIZE; V. REPERTOIRES OF COLLECTIVE ACTION; VI. CULTURES OF CONTENTION; VII. POLITICAL AND NON-POLITICAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS; VIII. MOVEMENTS'' CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGE
Biographical note
Donatella della Porta is Professor of Political science, Scuola Normale Superiore, and the Director of the Center, Social Movement Studies-Cosmos, Florence. Mario Diani is Professor of Sociology, University of Trento.
Feature
Presents an authoritative, comparative examination of the structure, processes, and behaviour of social movements Features contributions from leading political scientists Provides systematic coverage of cross-disciplinary and cross-thematic exchanges