Globalizations and Social Movements

Culture, Power, and the Transnational Public Sphere

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Policy, Social Science, Sociology
Cover of the book Globalizations and Social Movements by , University of Michigan Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780472023417
Publisher: University of Michigan Press Publication: November 16, 2009
Imprint: University of Michigan Press Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780472023417
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication: November 16, 2009
Imprint: University of Michigan Press
Language: English

Globalization is a set of processes that are weakening national boundaries. Both transnational and local social movements develop to resist the processes of globalization--migration, economic interdependence, global media coverage of events and issues, and intergovernmental relations. Globalization not only spurs the creation of social movements, but affects the way many social movements are structured and work. The essays in this volume illuminate how globalization is caught up in social movement processes and question the boundaries of social movement theory.

The book builds on the modern theory of social movements that focuses upon political process and opportunity, resource mobilization and mobilization structure, and the cultural framing of grievances, utopias, ideologies, and options. Some of the essays deal with the structure of international campaigns, while others are focused upon conflicts and movements in less developed countries that have strong international components. The fourteen essays are written by both well established senior scholars and younger scholars in anthropology, political science, sociology, and history. The essays cover a range of time periods and regions of the world.

This book is relevant for anyone interested in the politics and social change processes related to globalization as well as social-movement theory.

Mayer Zald is Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan. Michael Kennedy is Vice Provost for International Programs, Associate Professor of Sociology, and Director of the Center for Russian and East European Affairs, University of Michigan. John Guidry is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Augustana College.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Globalization is a set of processes that are weakening national boundaries. Both transnational and local social movements develop to resist the processes of globalization--migration, economic interdependence, global media coverage of events and issues, and intergovernmental relations. Globalization not only spurs the creation of social movements, but affects the way many social movements are structured and work. The essays in this volume illuminate how globalization is caught up in social movement processes and question the boundaries of social movement theory.

The book builds on the modern theory of social movements that focuses upon political process and opportunity, resource mobilization and mobilization structure, and the cultural framing of grievances, utopias, ideologies, and options. Some of the essays deal with the structure of international campaigns, while others are focused upon conflicts and movements in less developed countries that have strong international components. The fourteen essays are written by both well established senior scholars and younger scholars in anthropology, political science, sociology, and history. The essays cover a range of time periods and regions of the world.

This book is relevant for anyone interested in the politics and social change processes related to globalization as well as social-movement theory.

Mayer Zald is Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan. Michael Kennedy is Vice Provost for International Programs, Associate Professor of Sociology, and Director of the Center for Russian and East European Affairs, University of Michigan. John Guidry is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Augustana College.

More books from University of Michigan Press

Cover of the book The Gourmet Club by
Cover of the book Arthur Miller's America by
Cover of the book All International Politics Is Local by
Cover of the book Is Rational Choice Theory All of Social Science? by
Cover of the book The First Global Prosecutor by
Cover of the book The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia by
Cover of the book Recycling Land by
Cover of the book Red Roofs and Other Stories by
Cover of the book The Chatter of the Visible by
Cover of the book Mex-Ciné by
Cover of the book Full Metal Jhacket by
Cover of the book James Baldwin and the Queer Imagination by
Cover of the book The Unknown Odysseus by
Cover of the book Great Lengths by
Cover of the book A Spell on the Water by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy