Why Movements Matter

The West German Peace Movement and U.S. Arms Control Policy

AvSteve Breyman

Häftad, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

Details the West German peace movement's impact on German, U.S., and NATO politics and security dynamics in the 1980s.Why Movements Matter is a provocative account of how the Reagan administration relented to pressures created by international peace movements during one of the most dangerous episodes of the Cold War. Breyman provides the first systematic account of the West German anti-missile movement, among the most important citizen mobilizations of postwar Western history. Contrary to conventional wisdom Breyman offers compelling evidence that peace movements, rather than any escalation of Cold War spending or rhetorical belligerence, hastened the demise of the Cold War.The product of extensive research, Why Movements Matter advances social movement theory and the political sociology of peace movements, expands our understanding of the interaction of political parties and political movements, explores the links between public opinion and organized dissent, and provides an assessment of a movement whose immediate impact shook the halls of power in Washington and Moscow, yet also had a deep and lasting influence on politics, culture, and society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-07-12
Mått:152 x 226 x 22 mm
Vikt:499 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Global Politics
Antal sidor:382
Förlag:State University of New York Press
Medarbetare:Helen Caldicott
ISBN:9780791446560

Utforska kategorier

Statsvetenskap och politisk teori inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Steve Breyman is Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Director, Ecological Economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is the author of Movement Genesis: Social Movement Theory and the West German Peace Movement.

Recensioner i media

"This is a brilliant, provocative book, crossing disciplinary boundaries. It makes a powerful case on a subject of considerable importance." — Lawrence S. Wittner, author of The Struggle Against the Bomb"Never before have I seen the politics of negotiations and the politics of the street put together this well. It adds new perspective to a set of events that have been much-analyzed over the last ten to fifteen years. It does so ranging across both administrative politics and movement politics, and covering the dynamic of movement demand and political response in both Germany and the U.S." — Thomas Rochon, author of Culture Moves: Ideas, Activism, and Changing Values

Innehållsförteckning

List of Figures List of Tables Foreword List of Abbreviations and Acronyms 1. The Social Construction of Euromissiles 2. Social Democratic Security Policy, 1979-1980 3. Reagan, Schmidt, and Arms Control: Movement Rise and the Zero Option 4. The Banners of the Young: The Walk in the Woods and the Fall of Schmidt 5. Interim Solution and Missile Election 6. Countdown to Deployment: "Hot Autumn" and the Collapse of Negotiations 7. Theory and Movement Impact 8. Movement Impact Appendix 1SPD Documents: Analysis and Sample Appendix 2Countering the Movement Appendix 3Vaclav Havel on East European Peace Activism Appendix 4Applying the Impact Assessment Framework Bibliography Index SUNY series in Global Politics SUNY series in Science, Technology, and Society