From Contention to Democracy

Marco G. Giugni is a researcher in the department of political science at the University of Geneva.Doug McAdam is professor of sociology at Stanford.Charles Tilly is Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University.

This is a good book. It advances our understanding of social movements.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Social Movements and Chance: Incorporation, Transformation/ and DemocratizationPart 2 IncorporationChapter 3 Social Movements: Incorporation, Disengagement, and Opportunities: A Long ViewChapter 4 Social Protest and Policy Reform: May 1868 and the Loi d'Orientation in FranceChapter 5 Social Movements and Cultural ChangePart 6 TransformationChapter 7 Contentious Politics in Complex Societies: New Social Movements Between Conflict and CooperationChapter 8 To Move Mountains: Collective Action and the Possibility of Institutional ChanceChapter 9 Social Movements or Revolutions? On the Evolution and Outcomes of Collective ActionPart 10 DemocratizationChapter 11 Democratic Transitions and Social Movements Outcomes: The Chilean Shantytown Dwellers' Movement in Comparative PerspectiveChapter 12 Social Movements and the Democratization Process in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin AmericaChapter 13 Collective Action, Change, and Democracy: Do Social Movements Still Matter?Chapter 14 Conclusion: The Future of Social Movements