Social Theory and Social Movements

Mutual Inspirations

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

Social movements are not only a potential challenge tosocieties, they also challenge social theory. This volume looks at socialmovements and social movement research through the lens of different socialtheories. What can social movement studies learn from these theories? And: Whatcan these theories learn from the analysis of social movements? From thisdouble vantage point, the book discusses the theories of Michel Foucault,Pierre Bourdieu, Niklas Luhmann, Jeffrey Alexander, and Judith Butler, as wellas rational choice theory, relational sociology, and organizationalneo-institutionalism.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-09-15
Mått:148 x 210 x 15 mm
Vikt:248 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:173
Förlag:Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
ISBN:9783658133801

Utforska kategorier

Migration inom Samhälle och politik
Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Jochen Roose isProfessor for Social Sciences at the Willy Brandt Zentrum of the UniversityWrocław, Poland.Dr. Hella Dietz works at the Institute for Sociologyat the Georg-August University in Göttingen, Germany.

Innehållsförteckning

Paths of Innovation in Social Movement ResearchTheory.- Discourse, Power and Governmentality. Social Movement Research with andbeyond Foucault.- Social Movements and the Rationality of Choice.- Bourdieu Meets Social Movement.- Social Movements and Sociological Systems Theory.- Inequality,Inclusion, and Protest. JeffreyAlexander’s Theory of the Civil Sphere.- Social Movementsand Neo-Institutionalism. A FruitfulMerger?.- Judith Butler and the Politics ofProtest.- Networks, Interaction, and Conflict. ARelational Sociology of Social Movements and Protest.