Palgrave Handbook of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation

Berch Berberoglu is Foundation Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies in Sociology at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA. He has written and edited 32 books and many articles.  He is the editor of the Palgrave Macmillan book series Social Movements and Transformation.

“An alternative approach and means of understanding the root causes of social movements is necessary, and this volume may offer precisely that. For this reason, students of sociology and politics would stand to gain from reading the volume.” (George Regkoukos, Progress in Development Studies, December 11, 2021)

• 1. Introduction:  Dynamics of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation.- 2. Classical and Contemporary Conventional Theories of Social Movements.- 3. The Marxist Theory of Social Movements, Revolution, and Social Transformation.- 4. Methodological Approaches to Movement Waves and the Making of History.- 5. Twentieth-Century Socialist Revolutions and Their Class Components: Russia, China, Cuba, and Vietnam.- 6. The Roots of Repression and Resistance of the Labor Movement in the United States.- 7. Decade of Turbulence: Social Movements and Rebellion in the 1960s.- 8. Neoliberalism and Social Movements in Latin America: Mobilizing the Resistance.- 9. Neoliberalism, State Repression, and the Rise of Mass Movements in Africa.- 10. The Naxalite Movement, the Oppressive State, and the Revolutionary Struggle in India.- 11. Neoliberalism, Contentious Politics, and the Rise of Authoritarianism in SoutheastAsia.- 12. Nationalism and Nationalist Movements in the Age of Neoliberal Globalization.- 13. The Global Justice Movements: Past, Present, and Future.- 14. Neoliberalism, the Global Capitalist Crisis, and the Occupy Wall Street Movement.- 15. Neoliberal Globalization and Transnational Women’s Movements in the Early 21st Century.- 16. Social Movements and New Technology: The Dynamics of Cyber Activism in the Digital Age.- 17. System Change, Not Climate Change: Radical Social Transformation in the 21st Century.- 18. Global Social Movements and World Revolutions in the 21st Century.- 19. Conclusion: Socialism in Our Time? The Prospects for Socialist Revolution in the 21st Century.