Social and Political Movements
Four Volume Set
Edited by:
- Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh - University of Connecticut, USA
January 2011 | 1 640 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
'Social movements' refer to purposeful undertakings by people who do not hold positions of authority or wealth, but who wish to redirect their society towards new goals and values by bypassing or defying those in power. Scholarly opinions about such movements vary tremendously. Some - especially those with painful first-hand experiences of fascist regimes - fear movements, cite their extra-constitutional features, and predict authoritarian consequences if unauthorized collective actions become more common. Others - for instance those who sympathize with recent peace, environmental, or women's movements - admire and applaud social movements, viewing them as schools for healthy citizenship.
This collection contains more than 55 writings by academics and public intellectuals. The essays are drawn from different decades of the 20th and 21st centuries, and from across the globe, presenting different and sometimes divergent lines of thinking about social movements.
Volume One: Theorizing about Movements after World War II
Volume Two: Emergence and Evolution of Political-Process Theory
Volume Three: Cultural Approaches
Volume Four: Components, Contradictions and Contexts
VOLUME 1: THEORIZING ABOUT MOVEMENTS AFTER WORLD WAR II
Section 1: Mass-Society Theories
Life Cycles of Social Movements
Rex Hooper
Totalitarian Movements and the Loneliness of the Bourgeoisie
Hannah Arendt
Class Insecurity versus Status Insecurity
Seymour Martin Lipset
Modernity and Anger
Henry Ashby Turner, Jr.
Section 2: Marxist Visions
Purposefulness of Resistance
Concept of Class and the Roots of Fascism
Arno Mayer
Role of Movements in Class Formation
Adam Przeworski
Dangers of Political Incorporation
Francis Fox Piven
Section 3: Peasant Movements as a Theoretical Puzzle
Alternatives to Movement Activism
James Scott
Instrumental Reasoning and Tactical Choices
Samuel Popkin
Regime Changes and Shifts in Peasant Politics
Michael Adas
Section 4: Speculations about New Social Movements
Uncovering a New Style of Movement Experience
J rgen Habermas
Analyzing a New Phenomenon
Klaus Elder
Are New Social Movements Truly New?
Craig Calhoun
VOLUME 2: EMERGENCE AND EVOLUTION OF POLITICAL-PROCESS THEORY
Editor's Introduction to Volume 2
Section 1: Components of Political-Process Thinking
Strategic Calculations and Acts of Protest
Martin Lipsky
Resource Mobilization Theory
John McCarthy and Mayer N. Zald
Frame theory
David Snow, E. Burke Rochford, Jr., Steven Worden, and Robert Benford
Section 2: Vision Articulated
In Sociology
Doug McAdam
In History
Charles Tilly
In Political Science
Herbert Kitschelt
Mobilizing Around the Vision
Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh
Section 3: Vision Applied and Enriched
Protest Waves
Ruud Koopmans
Cycles of Contention
Sidney Tarrow
Movements and Countermovements
David Meyer and Suzanne Staggenborg
Section 4: Criticisms of Political-Process Theory
Is Political-Process Theory Too Elitist?
Robert Benford
Is Political-Process Theory Naively Structural?
Jeff Goodwin and James Jasper
Is Political-Process Theory Excessively Scholastic?
Richard Flacks
Section 5: Responses to Critics by One Political-Process Theorist
Doug McAdam
VOLUME 3: CULTURAL APPROACHES
Editor's Introduction to Volume 3
Section 1: Cultural Complexity and Social Movements
Ambiguities of Cultural Practices
Robin Kelley
Discontinuities in Popular Culture
Charles Kurzman
Appeals of Stories
Francesca Polleta
Section 2: Political Struggles over Culture
Culture as Resource with which to Offset Unfavorable Political Circumstances
Mario Diani
Adrienne Russell
Cultural Obstacles to Movement Growth
Joshua Gamson
Chad Alan Goldberg
Section 3: Newsmedia and Social Movements
Social Movements and Alternative News Outlets
Aogán Mulcahy
Miscalculating Media Responses
Dieter Rucht
Movement Vilification in the Press
Michael Rose and Hugo Gorringe
Section 4: Popular Music and Social Movements
Musical Subversion
Eric Zolov
Popular Music as Mechanism for Mobilization
Vincent Roscigno and William Danaher
Section 5: Religion, Religious Traditions, and Social Movements
Religious Awakenings as Social Movements
Anthony Wallace
Religious Roots of Democratic Visions
Christopher Hill
Local Prophets and Counter-Hegemony
David Smilde
VOLUME FOUR: COMPONENTS AND CONTEXTS
Editor's Introduction to Volume 4
Section 1: Internal Complexity of Social Movements
Organizational Decentralization
Luther Gerlach
Mixed Messages and Mixed Motives
Gary Marx
Intra-Movement Pluralism
Marc Steinberg
Section 2: Roles and Styles of Movement Leaders
Competing Tasks of Movement Leaders
Joseph Gusfield
Lawrence Goodwyn
Gender and Leadership
Belinda Robnett
Section 3: Impact of Local Environments on Movements
Neighborhoods and Movement Development
Roger Gould
University Campuses as Movement Settings
Dingxin Zhao
Section 4: Movements Acting "Above" the State
Venue Shopping
Sidney Tarrow
Aldon Morris
Different Appeals to Different Audiences
Danielle Resnick
Section 5: Social Movements and Cultural Globalization
Paul Wapner
Sean Chabot and Jan Willem Duyvendak
Deborah Barrett and Charles Kurzman
Section 6: So, Do Movements Matter?
Processes of Political Education
Hanna Fenichel Pitkin and Sara Shumer
Measuring Achievements in Light of Political Possibilities
Edwin Amenta, Kathleen Dunleavy, and Mary Bernstein
Noticing Indirect Effects