Social movements : an introduction

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A comprehensive introduction and critical analysis of collective action in society today. Content: 1. The study of social movements: recurring questions, (partially) changing answers -- 1.1 Four core questions for social movememnt 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 movements 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. Abstract: A comprehensive introduction and critical analysis of collective action in society today