Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements: Political Opportunities, Mobilizing Structures, and Cultural Framings (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

Social movements such as environmentalism, feminism, nationalism, and the anti-immigration movement figure prominently in the modern world. Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements examines social movements in a comparative perspective, focusing on the role of ideology and beliefs, mechanisms of mobilization, and how politics shapes the development and outcomes of movements. It includes case studies of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, and West Germany. This Book Brings Together A Set Of Essays That Focus Upon Mobilization Structures And Strategies, Political Opportunities, And Cultural Framing And Ideologies. The Essays Are Comparative And Include Studies Of Eastern Europe, The U.s., Italy, Etc. Conceptual Origins, Current Problems, Future Directions / Doug Mcadam -- States And Opportunities : The Political Structuring Of Social Movements / Sidney Tarrow -- Social Movements And The State : Thoughts On The Policing Of Protest / Donatella Della Porta -- Opportunities And Framing In The Eastern European Revolts Of 1989 / Anthony Oberschall -- Opportunities And Framing In The Transition To Democracy : The Case Of Russia / Elena Zdravomyslova -- Constraints And Opportunities In Adopting, Adapting, And Inventing / John D. Mccarthy -- The Organizational Structure Of New Social Movements In A Political Context / Hanspeter Kriesi -- (cont.) The Impact Of National Contexts On Social Movement Structures : A Cross-movement And Cross-national Comparison / Dieter Rucht -- Organizational Form As Frame : Collective Identity And Political Strategy In The American Labor Movement, 1880-1920 / Elisabeth S. Clemens -- The Collapse Of A Social Movement : The Interplay Of Mobilizing Strutures, Framing, And Political Opportunities In The Knights Of Labor / Kim Voss -- Culture, Ideology, And Strategic Framing / Mayer N. Zald -- (cont.) Framing Political Opportunity / William A. Gamson, David S. Meyer -- Accessing Public, Media, Electoral, And Governmental Agendas / John D. Mccarthy, Jackie Smith, Mayer N. Zald -- Media Discourse, Movement Publicity, And The Generation Of Collective Action Frames : Theoretical And Empirical Exercises In Meaning Construction / Bert Klandermans, Sjoerd Goslinga -- The Framing Function Of Movement Tactics : Strategic Dramaturgy In The American Civil Rights Movement / Doug Mcadam. Edited By Doug Mcadam, John D. Mccarthy, Mayer N. Zald. Based On Papers Presented To A Conference Held At The Life Cycle Research Institute At Catholic University Of America In Washington, D.c., In Aug. 1992. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [379]-410) And Index. Writing in 1970, Michael Lipsky (1970: 14) urged political analysts to direct their attention away from system characterizations presumably true for all times and all places....