Conceptualizing Culture in Social Movement Research
Editors: Baumgarten, B., Daphi, P., Ullrich, P. (Eds.)
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- About this book
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This volume introduces and compares different concepts of culture in social movement research. It assesses their advantages and shortcomings, drawing links to anthropology, discourse analysis, sociology of emotions, narration, spatial theory, and others. Each contribution's approach is illustrated with recent cases of mobilization.
- About the authors
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Laurence Cox, National University of Ireland Maynooth Nicole Doerr, Mount Holyoke College, USA Cristina Flesher, University of Aberdeen, UK James M. Jasper, University of New York, USA Jeffrey S. Juris, Northeastern University, USA Reiner Keller, Augsburg University, Germany Olga Malets, Technische Universität München, Germany June Nash, City University of New York, USA Erik Neveu, Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Rennes, France Jochen Roose, Free University Berlin, Germany Sabrina Zajak, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
- Reviews
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"A valuable and timely contribution. The authors and editors of this terrific volume provide the tools for figuring out how culture matters to movements with a useful conceptual framework and case studies chock-full of theoretical insights." - Francesca Polletta, University of California, Irvine, US
"In line with the more general cultural turn in the social sciences, this state-of-the-art collection of essays and analyses provides stimulating ideas and insights into theoretical, methodological, and empirical aspects of culture in social movements. It is a must for both curious newcomers and experienced scholars working in this field." - Dieter Rucht, Free University Berlin and WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany
- Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Protest and Culture: Concepts and Approaches in Social Movement Research — An Introduction
Pages 1-20
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Feeling-Thinking: Emotions as Central to Culture
Pages 23-44
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“A Whole Way of Struggle?”: Western Marxisms, Social Movements, and Culture
Pages 45-66
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Reassessing the Culture Concept in the Analysis of Global Social Movements: An Anthropological Perspective
Pages 67-87
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Culture and Activism across Borders
Pages 91-112
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Conceptualizing Culture in Social Movement Research
- Editors
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- B. Baumgarten
- P. Daphi
- P. Ullrich
- Series Title
- Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-38579-6
- DOI
- 10.1057/9781137385796
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-137-38578-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-48140-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVII, 313
- Topics
