Why Movements Matter

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.

"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

• 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