Theorizing Social Movements

Joe Foweraker is Professor of Government at the University of Essex. He is the author of Popular Mobilisation in Mexico (1993) and Making Democracy in Spain (1989 - both Cambridge University Press).

'Essential reading ... It guides readers through the murky waters of social movement theory and stimulate efforts to develop theories appropriate to Latin America'

• PrefaceIntroduction: Social Movements in Latin America 1. Theories of Social Movements 2. The Sociology of Social Movements 3. The Politics of Social Movements 4. Social Movements and Democratic TransitionsBibliography