Theories Of Political Protest And Social Movements

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Theories of Political Protest and Social Movements

Theories of Political Protest and Social Movements
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 422
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ISBN-10 : 9781134014392
ISBN-13 : 1134014392
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Book Synopsis Theories of Political Protest and Social Movements by : Karl-Dieter Opp

Download or read book Theories of Political Protest and Social Movements written by Karl-Dieter Opp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-04-08 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political protest and social movements are ubiquitous phenomena. This book focuses on the current theoretical approaches that aim at explaining them: the theory of collective action, the resource mobilization perspective, political opportunity structure theory, the identity approach, the framing perspective, and the dynamics of contention approach. The book has three objectives: (1) Many basic concepts like political opportunities or identity are not clearly defined. It is further often a matter of interpretation what factors are supposed to affect which phenomena. The first aim is therefore to provide a detailed introduction to and a clear restatement of the theories. Only then is it possible to assess and improve them. (2) For each theory the major strengths and weaknesses are discussed, and various modifications and extensions are suggested. (3) Building on these analyses, it is shown how the theories can be integrated into a single theoretical paradigm: the structural-cognitive model.


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