Social Movements

What is the relationship between economic crises and protest behaviour? Does the experience of austerity, or economic hardship more broadly defined, create a greater potential for protest? With protest movements and events such as the Indignados and the Occupy Movement receiving a great deal of atte..

This book offers a comparison of the animal rights movements in the US and France, drawing on ethnographic and interview material gathered amongst activists in both countries. Investigating the ways in which culture affects the outcomes of the two movements, the author examines its role as a constra..

This book offers a comparison of the animal rights movements in the US and France, drawing on ethnographic and interview material gathered amongst activists in both countries. Investigating the ways in which culture affects the outcomes of the two movements, the author examines its role as a constra..

This volume focusses on Iceland's 'Pots and Pans Revolution', a series of large scale antigovernment protests and riots that took place in Iceland in autumn 2008 and January 2009 in the aftermath of a national financial collapse triggered by the global financial crisis - protests that brought down t..

This volume focusses on Iceland's 'Pots and Pans Revolution', a series of large scale antigovernment protests and riots that took place in Iceland in autumn 2008 and January 2009 in the aftermath of a national financial collapse triggered by the global financial crisis - protests that brought down t..

Different categories of interest actors in EU governance are systematically compared, assessing whether a common model is detectable across ’functional’ and ‘territorial’ actor types, assessing whether similarities outweigh the differences, where differences can be found, and whether such difference..

Different categories of interest actors in EU governance are systematically compared, assessing whether a common model is detectable across ’functional’ and ‘territorial’ actor types, assessing whether similarities outweigh the differences, where differences can be found, and whether such difference..

This book is a diachronic analytical study of new and alternative social movements in Spain from the democratic transition to the first decade of the 21st century. It covers the feminist movement, anti-war and anti-globalization mobilizations and the use of new technologies as a mobilizing resource...

This is an urgent and compelling account of Occupy worldwide. Over twenty authors critically analyse examples across eight countries exploring tactics, problems and inspirational achievements of this vibrant movement._x005F_x000D_ This bookw as published as a special issue of Social Movement Studies..

Presenting empirically rich case studies, leading experts analyze the ways in which the shifting balance of power between nation-state, economy and civil society over the past half century affected social movements in their choice of addressees and repertoires of action...

Tamar Groves and Inbal Ofer explore the effects of social movements' activism on the changing practices and conceptions of citizenship. Presenting empirically rich case studies from the Middle East, Latin America, Asia and Europe, leading experts analyze the ways in which the shifting balance of pow..

This present book explores the nature, shape and context of precariat, evaluating the internal consistency and applications of the concept. In what ways can the notion of precariat help to explain shifts and developments in social, economic and political life in a wide range of contexts?_x005F_x000D..