Advanced Introduction to Social Movements and Political Protests - Couverture souple

Opp, Karl-Dieter

 
9781800887930: Advanced Introduction to Social Movements and Political Protests

Synopsis

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.



This Advanced Introduction is an accessible and critical review of the most important theories and concepts in the field of social movements and political protests. Karl-Dieter Opp precisely outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches and investigates how they can be unified into a structural-cognitive model.



Key Features:


  • Application of general action theory
  • Investigation of the conditions for deterrence and concessions by autocracies
  • Analysis of the influence of social networks and social media on protests and protesters
  • Precise definitions of central concepts and clear formulation of explanatory hypotheses.



This timely Advanced Introduction will be crucial reading for scholars interested in political participation, political protest, and social movements as well as those looking for an excellent introduction to this fascinating ever evolving area of study.

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À propos de l?auteur

Karl-Dieter Opp, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Department of Sociology, University of Leipzig; Visiting Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Washington, Seattle, US

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781800887916: Advanced Introduction to Social Movements and Political Protests

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1800887914 ISBN 13 :  9781800887916
Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2022
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