Introducing Social Movements: Past, Present and Future

This book provides an introduction to Social Movements studies in the twenty-first century, covering old, new, and emerging movement forms from a transatlantic perspective. It offers a comprehensive account of the development of social movement studies, with detailed case studies and pedagogical features, making it an excellent resource for teaching and learning.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 376 pages
Publication date: 01 January 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Offers an account of theories of social movements.

This book is designed to be a transatlantic introduction to Social Movements studies in the twenty-first century. The authors provide an authoritative account of the development of social movement studies up to and including the emergence of global social movement. A distinctive feature is its sequential treatment of 'old', 'new' and 'emergent' movement forms unavailable in other work of this kind.

Introduction to Social Movements includes proven (chapter summaries, text-boxes, study questions, glossaries) and innovative pedagogical features, whilst detailed yet concise accounts of specific movements in the North and South provide a wealth of case materials making this a truly international book.

The combination of conceptual clarity, comprehensive theoretical approaches and contemporary case studies make this book a compelling resource for teaching, and an excellent learning tool for undergraduate students of politics, political and sociological theory, and cultural studies.

Table of Contents

Part One: Theories of Social Movement 
1. Core Theories 
2. Contextual Theories 
3. Contemporary Theories  

Part Two: Social Movement Themes and Practices 
4.‘Old’ Social Movements 
5. ‘New’ Social Movements 
6. From Post-Cold War to Network Social Movements 
7. Complex Movements and Planetary Action Systems  

Part Three: Key Issues in Social Movement Studies 
8. Methodologies 
9. Debates and Disputes 

Conclusion 
The Future of Social Movements and the Future of Social Movement Studies

Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780415450522