| Description |
xxvi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 5 |
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Social movements, protest, and contention ; v. 5
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| Contents |
Pt. I. General Concepts and Basic Results. 1. National Cleavage Structures. 2. Institutional Structures and Prevailing Strategies. 3. Alliance Structures. 4. Social Movement Types and Policy Domains. 5. The Dynamics of Protest Waves -- Pt. II. Elaborations. 6. The Political Construction of the Nuclear Energy Issue. 7. Gay Subcultures between Movement and Market. 8. The Cross-National Diffusion of Protest. 9. Outcomes of New Social Movements -- Appendix: The Newspaper Data |
| Summary |
New social movements are defined as those that have arisen since the late sixties, and include the ecology, gay rights, peace, and women's movements. This volume provides a cross-national comparison of the development, mobilization, and impact of new social movements in four Western European nations--France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-302) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Social movements -- Europe.
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| Author |
Kriesi, Hanspeter.
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| LC no. |
95013671 |
| ISBN |
0816626707 (hc : acid-free paper) |
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0816626715 (pb : acid-free paper) |
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