From Contention to Democracy

by Giugni, Marco G.; McAdam, Doug; Tilly, Charles; Gamson, William; Goldstone, Jack A.; Hanagan, Michael; Hispher, Patricia L.; Lyyra, Timo; Melucci, Alberto; Passy, Florence; M. Sandoval, Salvador A.; Tarrow, Sidney

• ISBN13: 9780847691067
• ISBN10: 0847691063
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-08-27
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

From Contention to Democracy addresses a crucial aspect of contemporary societies: the role of social movements for political and social change. The volume gathers together essays written by prominent social theorists who have been asked to reflect on the relationship between movements and processes of social, political and cultural change. Three broad types of movement-change nexus are distinguished and discussed: incorporation, transformation, and democratization. The chapters in this book all point to the place of social movements in relation to these three processes of change, while discussing the history and well-known events of social movements. Individual occurrences such as the protest of French students in 1968 or Chilean shantytown dwellers are examined. The final essay looks ahead, wondering: what is the future of social movements?

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations
Preface
Introduction: Social Movements and Change: Incorporation, Transformation, and Democratization
Incorporation
Social Movements: Incorporation, Disengagement, and Opportunities - A Long View	p. 3
Social Protest and Policy Reform: May 1968 and the Loi d'Orientation in France	p. 31
Social Movements and Cultural Change	p. 57
Transformation
Contentious Politics in Complex Societies: New Social Movements between Conflict and Cooperation	p. 81
To Move Mountains: Collective Action and the Possibility of Institutional Change	p. 109
Social Movements or Revolutions? On the Evolution and Outcomes of Collective Action	p. 125
Democratization
Democratic Transitions and Social Movement Outcomes: The Chilean Shantytown Dwellers' Movement in Comparative Perspective	p. 149
Social Movements and Democratization: The Case of Brazil and the Latin Countries	p. 169
Collective Action, Change, and Democracy	p. 203
Conclusion: The Future of Social Movements	p. 229
References	p. 247
Index	p. 271
About the Contributors	p. 283
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