What is a Social Movement?
What is a Social Movement? by Hank Johnston, published by Polity Press on April 14, 2014, is a comprehensive exploration of the role social movements play in shaping social change. This 176-page book delves into the historical and contemporary significance of movements such as environmentalism, gay rights, and Islamic fundamentalism, highlighting their impact on politics and culture. Johnston examines the structures, ideas, and methods of protest that characterize these movements, providing a clear overview of their evolution within the social sciences.
Readers will find an insightful analysis of how political and cultural dynamics intersect through social movements. The book discusses the organizational and ideational complexities involved in advocating for change and pursuing collective interests. By focusing on movement organizations and networks, Johnston articulates the ways in which participants express their ideas of justice. What is a Social Movement? serves as a foundational text for understanding the intricate landscape of political advocacy and social science research related to social movements.
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Social movements play a central role in the scope and direction of social change. They were instrumental in the creation of the modern state and, today, are major forces in politics and culture. Environmentalism, gay rights, alterglobalization, and Islamic fundamentalism are all movements with far-reaching impacts on contemporary society.
What is a Social Movement? traces how the study of movements such as these – of their structures, their ideas, and their repertoires of protest – have grown in recent years to become a major focus in the social sciences. It deftly navigates the organizational, ideational, and cultural complexity of political and social movements, and offers a succinct but comprehensive overview of the hows, whys, and wheretofores of studying them. The book analyzes how politics and culture frequently intersect as people participate in movements that call for change and pursue group interests. By focusing on movement organizations and networks, on what they do, and how they articulate their ideas of justice and collective interests, What is a Social Movement? lays the essential groundwork for understanding this significant and exciting field of research, where it came from, and where it is headed.
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