Contention in context : political opportunities and the emergence of protest /

Despite extensive theoretical debates over the utility of "political opportunities" as an explanation for the rise and success of social movements, there have been surprisingly few serious empirical tests. Contention in Context provides the most extensive effort to date to test the model,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Goodwin, Jeff (Editor ), Jasper, James M., 1957- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2012], ©2012.
Temas:
Social movements.
Protest movements.
Political science.
Mouvements sociaux.
Contestation.
social movements.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Political science
Protest movements
Social movements
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : from political opportunity structures to strategic interaction / James M. Jasper
  • Peasant revolts in the French Revolution / Jack A. Goldstone
  • Rural social movements in Nicaragua / Anthony W. Pereira
  • Human rights in Argentina / Amy Risley
  • Rural unions in Brazil / John L. Hammond
  • The civil rights movement / Francesca Polletta
  • The women's movement / John D. Skrentny
  • Gay and lesbian liberation / Adam Isaiah Green
  • The U.S. movement for peace in Central America / James M. Jasper
  • Opportunity knocks : the trouble with political opportunity and what you can do about it / Edwin Amenta and Drew Halfmann
  • Sensing and seizing opportunities : how contentious actors and strategies emerge / Christian Broer and Jan Willem Duyvendak
  • Eventful protest, global conflicts : social mechanisms in the reproduction of protest / Donatella della Porta
  • Conclusion : are protestors opportunists? : fifty tests / Jeff Goodwin.

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