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: 9780847691050
• ISBN10: 0847691055
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-09-03
• 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.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	vii	(2)
Preface	ix	(2)
Introduction: Social Movements and Change: Incorporation, Transformation, and Democratization	xi
Marco G. Giugni
Part I Incorporation	3	(78)
1 Social Movements: Incorporation, Disengagement, and Opportunities--A Long View	3	(28)
Michael Hanagan
2 Social Protest and Policy Reform: May 1968 and the Loi d'Orientation in France	31	(26)
Sidney Tarrow
3 Social Movements and Cultural Change	57	(24)
William A. Gamson
Part II Transformation	81	(68)
4 Contentious Politics in Complex Societies: New Social Movements between Conflict and Cooperation	81	(28)
Marco G. Giugni
Florence Passy
5 To Move Mountains: Collective Action and the Possibility of Institutional Change	109	(16)
Elisabeth S. Clemens
6 Social Movements or Revolutions? On the Evolution and Outcomes of Collective Action	125	(24)
Jack A. Goldstone
Part III Democratization	149	(80)
7 Democratic Transitions and Social Movement Outcomes: The Chilean Shantytown Dwellers' Movement in Comparative Perspective	149	(20)
Patricia L. Hipsher
8 Social Movements and Democratization: The Case of Brazil and the Latin Countries	169	(34)
Salvador A.M. Sandoval
9 Collective Action, Change, and Democracy	203	(26)
Alberto Melucci
Timo Lyyra
Conclusion: The Future of Social Movements	229	(18)
Doug McAdam
References	247	(24)
Index	271	(12)
About the Contributors	283