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Beschreibung
People protest to try to change the world, because they think they can help change the world, and sometimes they do. But not by themselves, and generally not just how and when they want.

This incisive book explains how groups of ordinary individuals can affect the world, what makes it possible when it works, and why it sometimes doesn't go to plan. Digging into previous scholarship on social movements, David S. Meyer looks at the origins of social movements, how they contrast with revolutionary campaigns, and assesses the periodic influence of activists on politics, policy, culture, and the way people live their lives. He concludes by stressing the narratives about political change that activists construct and the power that lies in these stories.

With sharp insight and a wealth of intriguing cases, this book offers a fuller understanding of the politics and potential payoffs of protest politics.
People protest to try to change the world, because they think they can help change the world, and sometimes they do. But not by themselves, and generally not just how and when they want.

This incisive book explains how groups of ordinary individuals can affect the world, what makes it possible when it works, and why it sometimes doesn't go to plan. Digging into previous scholarship on social movements, David S. Meyer looks at the origins of social movements, how they contrast with revolutionary campaigns, and assesses the periodic influence of activists on politics, policy, culture, and the way people live their lives. He concludes by stressing the narratives about political change that activists construct and the power that lies in these stories.

With sharp insight and a wealth of intriguing cases, this book offers a fuller understanding of the politics and potential payoffs of protest politics.
Über den Autor
David S. Meyer is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Irvine
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: IntroductionChapter 1. Why Movements Emerge and How They WorkChapter 2. Protest
Revolution
and Regime ChangeChapter 3. Protest and PolicyChapter 4. Protest
Organizations
and InstitutionalizationChapter 5. Protest Movements
Culture
and ParticipantsC
ISBN-13: 9780745696850
ISBN-10: 0745696856
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellernummer: 1A745696850
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Meyer, David S.
Hersteller: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 211 x 150 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: David S. Meyer
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.05.2021
Gewicht: 0,369 kg
Artikel-ID: 118969233