Title Power in movement : social movements and contentious politics / Sidney Tarrow

Edition Revised and updated fourth edition Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022

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Description 1 online resource Series Cambridge studies in comparative politics Cambridge studies in comparative politics. Contents Part I. Origins, theories, and contentious action. Where did movements comes from? ; Capitalism, states, and social movements ; Acting contentiously -- Part II. The powers in movement. Organizations, networks, and hybrids ; How movements make meanings ; Regimes, opportunities, and threats ; Struggling to reform -- Part III. Dynamics of contention. Cycles of contention ; Movements in revolutionary cycles ; Democracy, movements, and undemocracy ; Transnational contention Summary "Social movements have an elusive power but one that is altogether real. From the French and American revolutions to the post-Soviet, ethnic, and terrorist movements of today, contentious politics exercises a fleeting but powerful influence on politics, society, and international relations. This study surveys the modern history of the modern social movements in the West and their diffusion to the global South through war, colonialism, and diffusion, and it puts forward a theory to explain its cyclical surges and declines. It offers an interpretation of the power of movements that emphasizes effects on the lives of militants, policy reforms, political institutions, and cultural change. The book focuses on the rise and fall of social movements as part of contentious politics in general and as the outcome of changes in political opportunities and constraints, state strategy, the new media of communication, and transnational diffusion"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Social movements -- History Collective behavior -- History Social change -- History Collective behavior Social change Social movements Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2022000890 ISBN 9781009219839 1009219839

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