Advanced introduction to social movements and political protests
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Advanced introduction to social movements and political protests
（Elgar advanced introductions）
E. Elgar, c2022
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-170) and index
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Description
Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.
This Advanced Introduction is an accessible and critical review of the most important theories and concepts in the field of social movements and political protests. Karl-Dieter Opp precisely outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches and investigates how they can be unified into a structural-cognitive model.
Key Features:
Application of general action theory
Investigation of the conditions for deterrence and concessions by autocracies
Analysis of the influence of social networks and social media on protests and protesters
Precise definitions of central concepts and clear formulation of explanatory hypotheses.
This timely Advanced Introduction will be crucial reading for scholars interested in political participation, political protest, and social movements as well as those looking for an excellent introduction to this fascinating ever evolving area of study.
Table of Contents
Contents: Preface 1. Introduction to Social Movements and Political Protests 2. Social movements and political protests as collective action 3. Extending the context of protest: political opportunities and societal resources 4. Extending the motivational basis of protest I: framing, cognitive balance, and the goals-beliefs theory 5. Extending the motivational basis of protest II: the identity perspective 6. When protests change politics: explaining the behavior of the protest targets 7. When protests change protesters and bystanders 8. How to put all this together: the structural-cognitive model, the Protestant Reformation, the protests against the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, and some guidelines for explaining social movement phenomena References Index
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