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Situational Breakdowns
Understanding Protest Violence and other Surprising Outcomes
Inbunden, 2019
749 kr
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In our everyday lives, we rely on routines that make tasks and interactions easier and provide a sense of order--routines of greeting each other, getting to work, organizing the things we do on the job, at the gym, or during family dinners. Yet, we have all experienced situations where routines …
The Return of the Native
Can Liberalism Safeguard Us Against Nativism?
Av Jan Willem Duyvendak, Josip Kesic
Inbunden, 2022
1333 kr
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An in-depth analysis that demonstrates how and why there has been a resurgence of nativist logic.It was once thought that liberalism and globalization would consign nativist logics to the fringes of societies and eventually to history. But if it ever left, nativism has well and truly returned, …
Public Characters
The Politics of Reputation and Blame
Av James M. Jasper, Michael P. Young m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
634 kr
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Heroes, villains, victims, and minions are more important than ever before in our politics and culture. In the era of television, Twitter, and Facebook, groups and individuals constantly battle over their reputations. One of the best ways to gain power is to persuade others that you are competent, …
Discursive Turns and Critical Junctures
Debating Citizenship after the Charlie Hebdo Attacks
Av Donatella della Porta, Pietro Castelli Gattinara m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1248 kr
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Among the violent acts perpetrated by radical Islamist groups in Europe, the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris has been one of those that has challenged established categories of public debate the most. Through a multifaceted and detailed analysis of the public discourse around the Charlie Hebdo …
Democracy Reloaded
Inside Spain's Political Laboratory from 15-M to Podemos
Inbunden, 2020
2077 kr
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In Democracy Reloaded, Cristina Flesher Fominaya tells the story of one of the most influential social movements of recent times: Spain's "Indignados" or "15-M" movement that took to the streets of Spain on May 15, 2011 with the rallying cry "Real Democracy Now! We are not commodities in the hands …
Democracy Reloaded
Inside Spain's Political Laboratory from 15-M to Podemos
Häftad, 2020
565 kr
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In Democracy Reloaded, Cristina Flesher Fominaya tells the story of one of the most influential social movements of recent times: Spain's "Indignados" or "15-M" movement that took to the streets of Spain on May 15, 2011 with the rallying cry "Real Democracy Now! We are not commodities in the hands …
Democracy in the Making
How Activist Groups Form
Häftad, 2014
711 kr
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Winner of the 2012 ARNOVA Outstanding Book in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research Award2013 Charles Tilly Award for Best Book from the American Sociological Association Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements"Democracy in the Making offers a marvelous synthesis of sociological …
Curated Stories
The Uses and Misuses of Storytelling
Inbunden, 2017
2352 kr
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Storytelling has proliferated today, from TED Talks and Humans of New York to a plethora of story-coaching agencies and consultants. These narratives are typically heartbreaking accounts of poverty, mistreatment, and struggle that often move us deeply. But what do they move us to? And what are the …
Curated Stories
The Uses and Misuses of Storytelling
Häftad, 2017
461 kr
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Storytelling has proliferated today, from TED Talks and Humans of New York to a plethora of story-coaching agencies and consultants. These narratives are typically heartbreaking accounts of poverty, mistreatment, and struggle that often move us deeply. But what do they move us to? And what are the …
Sesame Street Around the World
Culture, Politics, and Transnational Organizational Partnerships
Av Tamara Kay
Inbunden, 2026
1306 kr
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Given the sometimes extraordinary politicization of culture, it is surprising that Sesame Street has gained acceptance and legitimacy in more than fifty countries. Sesame Street's global success raises two questions. First, how does a US icon like Sesame Street spread around the world, gaining …
Contradictions of Democracy
Vigilantism and Rights in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Inbunden, 2019
1588 kr
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Despite being one of the world's most vibrant democracies, police estimate between five and ten percent of the murders in South Africa result from vigilante violence. This is puzzling given the country's celebrated transition to democracy and massive reform of the state's legal institutions. Where …
Contradictions of Democracy
Vigilantism and Rights in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Häftad, 2019
424 kr
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Despite being one of the world's most vibrant democracies, police estimate between five and ten percent of the murders in South Africa result from vigilante violence. This is puzzling given the country's celebrated transition to democracy and massive reform of the state's legal institutions. Where …
Legacies and Memories in Movements
Justice and Democracy in Southern Europe
Av Donatella della Porta, Massimiliano Andretta m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
1518 kr
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The impact of legacies and memories on social movements has been paid only limited attention in what is now a sizeable literature. While there is a growing interest in memory, there is little systematic theory or comparative research on the long-lasting institutional consequences of important …
Plausible Legality
Legal Culture and Political Imperative in the Global War on Terror
Inbunden, 2018
806 kr
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In many ways, the United States' post-9/11 engagement with legal rules is puzzling. Officials in both the Bush and Obama administrations authorized numerous contentious counterterrorism policies that sparked global outrage, yet they have repeatedly insisted that their actions were lawful and …
Empire's Legacy
Roots of a Far-Right Affinity in Contemporary France
Inbunden, 2019
564 kr
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Many argue that globalization and its discontents explain the strength of populism and nativism in contemporary Europe, Latin America, and the United States. In France, though, an older potential born of imperialism has propelled the far right of Jean-Marie and Marine Le Pen. To explain how the …
Democratic Practice
Origins of the Iberian Divide in Political Inclusion
Inbunden, 2019
1985 kr
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At a time of growing concern over the fate of contemporary democracy this book shows how vast differences between countries in forms of political conduct, and taken for granted assumptions, determine what democracies actually accomplish. In Democratic Practice, Robert M. Fishman elucidates why some …
Democratic Practice
Origins of the Iberian Divide in Political Inclusion
Häftad, 2019
478 kr
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At a time of growing concern over the fate of contemporary democracy this book shows how vast differences between countries in forms of political conduct, and taken for granted assumptions, determine what democracies actually accomplish. In Democratic Practice, Robert M. Fishman elucidates why some …
Contentious Rituals
Parading the Nation in Northern Ireland
Inbunden, 2019
1500 kr
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Throughout the world, in a great variety of cultures, divisive monuments, ceremonies, and processions assert and reinforce claims to territory, legitimacy, and dominance. These contested symbols and rituals strengthen and lend meaning to communal boundaries; confer and renew identities; and inflame …
Unconventional Combat
Intersectional Action in the Veterans' Peace Movement
Inbunden, 2021
1333 kr
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In recent decades, there has been a generational shift of the US veterans' peace movement, from one grounded mostly in the experiences of older white men of the Vietnam War era, to one informed by a young, diverse cohort of post-9/11 veterans. In Unconventional Combat, Michael A. Messner traces …
Unconventional Combat
Intersectional Action in the Veterans' Peace Movement
Häftad, 2021
392 kr
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In recent decades, there has been a generational shift of the US veterans' peace movement, from one grounded mostly in the experiences of older white men of the Vietnam War era, to one informed by a young, diverse cohort of post-9/11 veterans. In Unconventional Combat, Michael A. Messner traces …
The Silk Road
Connecting Histories and Futures
Av Tim Winter
Inbunden, 2022
1894 kr
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From the Great Game to the present, an international cultural and political biography of one of our most evocative, compelling, and poorly understood narratives of history.The Silk Road is rapidly becoming one of the key geocultural and geostrategic concepts of the twenty-first century. Yet, for …
The Silk Road
Connecting Histories and Futures
Av Tim Winter
Häftad, 2022
353 kr
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From the Great Game to the present, an international cultural and political biography of one of our most evocative, compelling, and poorly understood narratives of history.The Silk Road is rapidly becoming one of the key geocultural and geostrategic concepts of the twenty-first century. Yet, for …
DREAMers and the Choreography of Protest
Inbunden, 2024
977 kr
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DREAMers and the Choreography of Protest chronicles the history of the DREAMers--the term used to describe undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. Based on interviews with lead activists, extensive archival research, and years of ethnographic study, Michael P. Young …
DREAMers and the Choreography of Protest
Häftad, 2024
282 kr
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DREAMers and the Choreography of Protest chronicles the history of the DREAMers--the term used to describe undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children. Based on interviews with lead activists, extensive archival research, and years of ethnographic study, Michael P. Young …
Gains and Losses
How Protestors Win and Lose
Av James M. Jasper, Luke Elliott-Negri m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1720 kr
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Presents cutting edge theory about the consequences of social movements and protest while asking what kind of trade-offs protest movements face in trying to change the world around them.Many scholars have tried to figure out why some social movements have an impact and others do not. By looking …
Gains and Losses
How Protestors Win and Lose
Av James M. Jasper, Luke Elliott-Negri m. fl.
Häftad, 2022
406 kr
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Presents cutting edge theory about the consequences of social movements and protest while asking what kind of trade-offs protest movements face in trying to change the world around them.Many scholars have tried to figure out why some social movements have an impact and others do not. By looking …
Rally 'round the Flag
The Search for National Honor and Respect in Times of Crisis
Inbunden, 2023
1119 kr
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An extensive investigation of the rally-round-the-flag phenomenon of public opinion in the United States during wars and security crises. The "rally-round-the-flag" phenomenon in the United States is characterized by a sudden and sharp increase in the public approval rating of the sitting US …
The Return of the Native
Can Liberalism Safeguard Us Against Nativism?
Av Jan Willem Duyvendak, Josip Kesic
Häftad, 2023
378 kr
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An in-depth analysis that demonstrates how and why there has been a resurgence of nativist logic.It was once thought that liberalism and globalization would consign nativist logics to the fringes of societies and eventually to history. But if it ever left, nativism has well and truly returned, …
Base Towns
Local Contestation of the U.S. Military in Korea and Japan
Inbunden, 2023
934 kr
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When do we see social movements mobilize against the American military overseas, and what explains their varying intensity? Despite increasing interest in the vast network of U.S. military bases on foreign soil, it is still not well understood why some host communities resist the bases in their …
Flexible Authoritarianism
Cultivating Ambition and Loyalty in Russia
Inbunden, 2024
1034 kr
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Flexible Authoritarianism challenges the idea that the transnational rise of authoritarianism is a backlash against economic globalization and neoliberal capitalism. Flexible authoritarianism--a form of government that simultaneously incentivizes a can-do spirit and suppresses dissent--reflects the …
