Theories of political protest and social movements : a multidisciplinary introduction, critique, and synthesis

Political protest and social movements are ubiquitous phenomena. This book focuses on various theoretical approaches that aim at explaining them: the theory of collective action, the resource mobilization perspective, political opportunity structure theory, the identity approach, the framing perspec...

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Main Author: Opp, Karl-Dieter (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxon, London, England ; New York : Routledge , 2009
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Online Access:Table of contents only

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