The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture
About the Book Series
Published in conjunction with Mobilization: An International Quarterly, the premier research journal in the field contentious politics, this series publishes research in social movements, protest and strategies of resistance. This is an expansive area of study that includes research in sociology and political science, as well as from communications, geography, social psychology, and anthropology. The series welcomes proposals on a range of topics and theoretical perspectives, including movement strategies and organization, new communication technologies, protest in the global South, resistance in different state systems, cultural movements, identity politics, and more.
Beyond NGO-ization: The Development of Social Movements in Central and Eastern Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Kerstin Jacobsson, Steven Saxonberg
November 17, 2016
The celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall provoked a debate on the outcomes of the transition process in the post-communist countries, including a debate on the functioning of civil society. This provided a good opportunity for researchers to collect new data and ...
Violent Protest, Contentious Politics, and the Neoliberal State
1st Edition
By Seraphim Seferiades, Hank Johnston
September 06, 2016
This volume of cutting-edge research comparatively analyzes violent protest and rioting, furthering our understanding of this increasingly prevalent form of claim making. Hank Johnston and Seraphim Seferiades bring together internationally recognized experts in the field of protest studies and ...
Social Movement Dynamics: New Perspectives on Theory and Research from Latin America
1st Edition
By Federico M. Rossi, Marisa von Bülow
September 18, 2015
This book presents an overview of new approaches to the study of social movements emerging out of Latin America, based on original and innovative analyses of the recent changes in collective action across the region. Over the past decade, new repertoires of contention have emerged in parallel to ...
Understanding the Tea Party Movement
1st Edition
By Nella Van Dyke, David S. Meyer
March 12, 2014
Hailing themselves as heirs to the American Revolution, the Tea Party movement staged tax day protests in over 750 US cities in April 2009, quickly establishing a large and volatile social movement. Tea Partiers protested at town hall meetings about health care across the country in August, leading...