- Why and how do social movements emerge? - In what ways are social movements analyzed? - Can our understanding of them be enriched through new approaches? The book Understanding Social Movements...
- Why and how do social movements emerge? - In what ways are social movements analyzed? - Can our understanding of them be enriched through new approaches? The book Understanding Social Movements offers a clear and concise overview of the main sociological approaches to studying social movements. The author demonstrates that each of these approaches...
- Why and how do social movements emerge?
- In what ways are social movements analyzed?
- Can our understanding of them be enriched through new approaches?
The book Understanding Social Movements offers a clear and concise overview of the main sociological approaches to studying social movements. The author demonstrates that each of these approaches contributes significantly to our understanding of social movements, but that none is sufficient on its own.
It advocates a new approach that combines key theories of mobilization grounded in the social theory of practice by Pierre Bourdieu. This new approach transcends the borders between European and North American perspectives on social movements, as well as between recent approaches and the older theory of "collective behavior." The result is a theoretical framework equipped to meet the demands of contemporary analysis of social movements.
The clear and concise style of the text, along with well-developed summaries of the main concepts and approaches, make this book a valuable tool for advanced students and an essential reference point for researchers specializing in social movements.
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