Research On Social Movements: The State Of The Art In Western Europe And The Usa

Abstract

Part 1 Basic approaches: new social movements and resource mobilization - the European and the American approach, Bert Klandermann methodology and methods of social movement research, Dirk Gerdes. Part 2 The state of the art in selected countries: USA, Margit Mayer Great Britain, R. Spear France, Francois Dubet Italy, Alberto Melucci West Germany, Dieter Rucht Switzerland, Hans-Peter Kriesi Austria, Anton Pelinka Sweden, Ron Eyerman Denmark, Peter Gundelach The Netherlands, Philip van Praag, Jr. Part 3 Debates and open questions: resource mobilization theory, Herbert Kitschelt discussion, Mayer N. Zald sociological theory as a theory of social movements - a critique of Alain Touraine's approach, Dieter Rucht discussion, Francois Dubet impasses and tasks of research on social movement, Joachim Raschke comparing social movement participation in Western Europe and the United States, Sidney Tarrow summary, Dirk Gerdes and Dieter Rucht.

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