Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics – serie
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Inequality, Grievances, and Civil War
Av Lars-Erik Cederman, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch m. fl.
Häftad, 2013
422 kr
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This book argues that political and economic inequalities following group lines generate grievances that in turn can motivate civil war. Lars-Erik Cederman, Kristian Skrede Gleditsch, and Halvard Buhaug offer a theoretical approach that highlights ethnonationalism and how the relationship between …
Defeating Authoritarian Leaders in Postcommunist Countries
Av Valerie J. Bunce, Sharon L. Wolchik
Häftad, 2011
520 kr
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From 1998 to 2005, six elections took place in postcommunist Europe that had the surprising outcome of empowering the opposition and defeating authoritarian incumbents or their designated successors. Valerie J. Bunce and Sharon L. Wolchik compare these unexpected electoral breakthroughs. They draw …
Silence and Voice in the Study of Contentious Politics
Av Ronald R. Aminzade, Jack A. Goldstone m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
502 kr
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The aim of this book is to highlight and begin to give 'voice' to some of the notable 'silences' evident in recent years in the study of contentious politics. The seven co-authors take up seven specific topics in the volume: the relationship between emotions and contention; temporality in the study …
Dynamics of Contention
Av Doug McAdam, Sidney Tarrow m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
487 kr
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In recent decades the study of social movements, revolution, democratization and other non-routine politics has flourished. And yet research on the topic remains highly fragmented, reflecting the influence of at least three traditional divisions. The first of these reflects the view that various …
States, Parties, and Social Movements
Häftad, 2003
621 kr
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Studies of social movements and of political parties have usually treated them as separate and distinct. In fact they are deeply intertwined. Social movements often shape electoral competition and party policies; they can even give rise to new parties. At the same time, political parties and …
The Civil Rights Movement and the Logic of Social Change
Inbunden, 2010
828 kr
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Social movements have wrought dramatic changes upon American society. This raises the question: Why do some movements succeed in their endeavors while others fail? Luders answers this question by introducing an analytical framework that begins with a shift in emphasis away from the characteristics …
NAFTA and the Politics of Labor Transnationalism
Av Tamara Kay
Häftad, 2011
477 kr
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When NAFTA went into effect in 1994, many feared it would intensify animosity among North American unions, lead to the scapegoating of Mexican workers and immigrants, and eclipse any possibility for cross-border labor cooperation. But far from polarizing workers, NAFTA unexpectedly helped stimulate …
The Civil Rights Movement and the Logic of Social Change
Häftad, 2010
439 kr
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Social movements have wrought dramatic changes upon American society. This raises the question: Why do some movements succeed in their endeavors while others fail? Luders answers this question by introducing an analytical framework that begins with a shift in emphasis away from the characteristics …
The Global Right Wing and the Clash of World Politics
Av Clifford Bob
Häftad, 2012
422 kr
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This book is an eye-opening account of transnational advocacy, not by environmental and rights groups, but by conservative activists. Mobilizing around diverse issues, these networks challenge progressive foes across borders and within institutions. In these globalized battles, opponents struggle …
Clandestine Political Violence
Häftad, 2013
487 kr
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Clandestine Political Violence compares four types of clandestine political violence: left-wing (in Italy and Germany), right-wing (in Italy), ethnonationalist (in Spain) and religious fundamentalist (in Islamist clandestine organizations). Oriented toward theory building, Della Porta develops her …
Building Transnational Networks
Civil Society and the Politics of Trade in the Americas
Häftad, 2014
569 kr
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Building Transnational Networks tells the story of how a broad group of civil society organizations came together to contest free trade negotiations in the Americas. Based on research in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, the United States, and Canada, it offers a full hemispheric analysis of the creation of …
Collective Killings in Rural China during the Cultural Revolution
Av Yang Su
Häftad, 2011
471 kr
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The violence of Mao's China is well known, but its extreme form is not. In 1967 and 1968, during the Cultural Revolution, collective killings were widespread in rural China in the form of public execution. Victims included women, children, and the elderly. This book is the first to systematically …
Activists, Alliances, and Anti-U.S. Base Protests
Av Andrew Yeo
Häftad, 2011
439 kr
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Anti-U.S. base protests, played out in parliaments and the streets of host nations, continue to arise in different parts of the world. In a novel approach, this book examines the impact of anti-base movements and the important role bilateral alliance relationships play in shaping movement outcomes. …
Building Transnational Networks
Civil Society and the Politics of Trade in the Americas
Inbunden, 2010
1529 kr
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Building Transnational Networks tells the story of how a broad group of civil society organizations came together to contest free trade negotiations in the Americas. Based on research in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, the United States, and Canada, it offers a full hemispheric analysis of the creation of …
The Global Right Wing and the Clash of World Politics
Av Clifford Bob
Inbunden, 2012
1286 kr
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This book is an eye-opening account of transnational advocacy, not by environmental and rights groups, but by conservative activists. Mobilizing around diverse issues, these networks challenge progressive foes across borders and within institutions. In these globalized battles, opponents struggle …
Clandestine Political Violence
Inbunden, 2013
1449 kr
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Clandestine Political Violence compares four types of clandestine political violence: left-wing (in Italy and Germany), right-wing (in Italy), ethnonationalist (in Spain) and religious fundamentalist (in Islamist clandestine organizations). Oriented toward theory building, Della Porta develops her …
Collective Killings in Rural China during the Cultural Revolution
Av Yang Su
Inbunden, 2011
1351 kr
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The violence of Mao's China is well known, but its extreme form is not. In 1967 and 1968, during the Cultural Revolution, collective killings were widespread in rural China in the form of public execution. Victims included women, children, and the elderly. This book is the first to systematically …
The Politics of Collective Violence
Av Charles Tilly, Douglas McAdam
Häftad, 2003
398 kr
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Are there any commonalities between such phenomena as soccer hooliganism, sabotage by peasants of landlords' property, incidents of road rage, and even the events of September 11? With striking historical scope and command of the literature of many disciplines, this book, first published in 2003, …
Contesting Citizenship in Latin America
The Rise of Indigenous Movements and the Postliberal Challenge
Häftad, 2005
569 kr
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Indigenous people in Latin America have mobilized in unprecedented ways - demanding recognition, equal protection, and subnational autonomy. These are remarkable developments in a region where ethnic cleavages were once universally described as weak. Recently, however, indigenous activists and …
Contention and Democracy in Europe, 1650-2000
Häftad, 2003
471 kr
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Contention and Democracy in Europe, 1650-2000, first published in 2004, is an analysis of the relationship between democratization and contentious politics that builds upon the model set forth in the pathbreaking book, Dynamics of Contention. Using a sustained comparison of French and British …
Social Movements and Organization Theory
Av Gerald F. Davis, Doug McAdam m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
618 kr
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Although the fields of organization theory and social movement theory have long been viewed as belonging to different worlds, recent events have intervened, reminding us that organizations are becoming more movement-like - more volatile and politicized - while movements are more likely to borrow …
Political Movements and Violence in Central America
Häftad, 2005
553 kr
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This book offers an in-depth analysis of the confrontation between popular movements and repressive regimes in Central America during the three decades beginning in 1960, particularly in El Salvador and Guatemala. Examining both urban and rural groups as well as both nonviolent social movements and …
The Marketing of Rebellion
Insurgents, Media, and International Activism
Av Clifford Bob, Douglas McAdam
Häftad, 2005
435 kr
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How do a few Third World political movements become global causes célèbres, while most remain isolated? This book rejects dominant views that needy groups readily gain help from selfless nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Instead, they face a Darwinian struggle for scarce resources where support …
The New Transnational Activism
Av Sidney Tarrow, Douglas McAdam m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
455 kr
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The New Transnational Activism, first published in 2005, shows how even the most prosaic activities can assume broader political meanings when they provide ordinary people with the experience of crossing transnational space. This means that we cannot be satisfied with defining transnational …
Rightful Resistance in Rural China
Av Kevin J. O'Brien, Lianjiang Li
Häftad, 2006
398 kr
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How can the poor and weak 'work' a political system to their advantage? Drawing mainly on interviews and surveys in rural China, Kevin O'Brien and Lianjiang Li show that popular action often hinges on locating and exploiting divisions within the state. Otherwise powerless people use the rhetoric …
Political Disaffection in Cuba's Revolution and Exodus
Häftad, 2007
541 kr
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The Cuban exodus is estimated to consist of around 12 percent of the country's population. It harbors several distinct waves of migrants, alike only in their final rejection of Cuba. Silvia Pedraza links the revolution and exodus not only as cause and consequence but also as profoundly social and …
Routine Politics and Violence in Argentina
The Gray Zone of State Power
Häftad, 2007
439 kr
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Close to three hundred stores and supermarkets were looted during week-long food riots in Argentina in December 2001. Thirty-four people were reported dead and hundreds were injured. Among the looting crowds, activists from the Peronist party (the main political party in the country) were quite …
Patriots, Politics, and the Oklahoma City Bombing
Häftad, 2007
455 kr
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This book explores social movements by analyzing an escalating spiral of tension between the Patriot movement and the state centered on the mutual framing of conflict as 'warfare'. By examining the social construction of 'warfare' as a principal script or frame defining the movement-state dynamic, …
Challenging Neoliberalism in Latin America
Häftad, 2009
641 kr
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At the turn of the twentieth century, a concatenation of diverse social movements arose unexpectedly in Latin America, culminating in massive anti-free market demonstrations. These events ushered in governments in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Venezuela that advocated socialization and planning, …
Catastrophe and Contention in Rural China
Mao's Great Leap Forward Famine and the Origins of Righteous Resistance in Da Fo Village
Häftad, 2008
520 kr
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This book documents how China's rural people remember the great famine of Maoist rule, which proved to be the worst famine in modern world history. Ralph A. Thaxton, Jr., sheds new light on how China's socialist rulers drove rural dwellers to hunger and starvation, on how powerless villagers formed …
