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288 pp.
5 tables; 5 figures; 23 photos (all 1-colour), 6" x 9"

ISBN-13:
9780199021611

Copyright Year:
2018

Imprint: OUP Canada


Protest, Activism, and Social Movements

Kathleen Rodgers

Bring the passion and potential of social movements to life

Protest, Activism, and Social Movements is a thematic overview of the study of social movements in Canada, covering key topics such as framing, identity, tactics, repression, digital media, and globalization. With an engaging narrative style, case studies, and empirical examples from Canadian and global movements that are solidly grounded in theory, this text brings the passion and potential of social movements to life for Canadian students.

Readership : Upper-year students taking social movements courses out of sociology, political science, and labour studies departments at the university level.

Reviews

  • "The introduction to the book is an absolute long-awaited masterpiece. In the space of one short chapter the author gives a broad and profound introduction to the nature of social movements and the forces that are at work.... Overall, this book is deceptive in its brevity.... In brief, it tricks the reader into acquiring a very comprehensive instruction without realizing it. That is the hallmark of all great books."
    --Benet Davetian, University of Prince Edward Island

  • "An excellent framing of social movements from the Canadian context- key insights on contemporary movements and demonstrates lucid understanding of social movement literature debates."
    --Dan Bousfield, Western University

Every chapter includes:
- Conclusion
- Discussion questions
- Films
- Social movement websites
Introduction
- The Sociological Study of Social Movements
- What is a Social Movement?
- Moving Forward: The Defining Features of Social Movements and Some Distinctions
- Guiding Questions
- A Canadian Focus in a Global Context
- Outline of this Book
1. Approaches to the Study of Protest, Activism, and Social Movements
- Theoretical Approaches to the Study of Social Movements
2. Politics, Law, and the State
- Social Movements and the Rise of the Modern State
- The State, Social Movements, Human Rights, and Citizenship
- Social Movements and the Law
- New Challenges to State Citizenship
- Theoretical Perspectives on States and Social Movements
3. Individuals, Networks, and Organizations
- Individuals and Social Movements
- Why Contribute to the Common Good?
- Activism, Organizations, and Social Networks
- Theoretical Perspectives on Individuals, Networks, and Social Movements
4. Framing, Emotion, and Grievances
- Collective Action Frames
- The Emotions of Activism
- Grievances
- Theoretical Perspectives on Framing, Emotions, and Grievances
5. Identity and Inequality
- What is Collective Identity?
- Identity and Inequality
- Theoretical Perspectives on Collective Identity and Social Movements
6. Strategies and Tactics
- Collective Action Repertoires and the Continuum of Tactics
- Tactics as Expressions of Beliefs
- Tactical Innovation
- Theoretical Perspectives on the Strategy and Tactics of Social Movements
7. Repression
- What is Repression?
- Forms of Repression
- Does Repression Work? The Impact of Repression on Social Movements
- The Evolution of Protest Policing
- Theoretical Perspectives on Repression and Social Movements
8. Mass Media and Digital Media
- When Are Social Movements Newsworthy?
- Media Framing and the Challenge for Social Movements
- Alternative Media
- The Internet and Social Movements
- Theoretical Perspectives on the Media and Social Movements
9. Political Consumerism
- Markets, Lifestyles, Political Consumption: Patterns and Concepts
- Forms of Political Consumerism: Boycotts versus Buycotts
- Can Political Consumerism Be Effective?
- Corporate Responses to Political Consumerism
- Theoretical Perspectives on Political Consumerism and Social Movements
10. Globalization and Social Movements
- Globalization and Social Movements
- Globalization and the Internationalization of Politics
- The Global Economy, Neoliberalism, and Social Movements
- Theoretical Perspectives on Globalization and Social Movements
Glossary
References
Index

PowerPoint slides:
For each chapter:
- 15-20 lecture outline slides
Image Bank:
- Photos, tables, and figures from the text
Test Bank:
- 8-10 summative essay questions with marking rubric
For each chapter:
- 20-25 multiple choice questions
- 10-15 short answer questions
- 3-5 long answer questions
- Answer key with page references
E-Book ISBN 9780199021628

Kathleen Rodgers is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Ottawa. A political sociologist interested in the study of social movements, citizenship, and political imaginaries in Canada and elsewhere, Kathleen Rodgers has published on the women's movement in Canada, transnational human rights organizations, and Inuit activism as well as more theoretical themes in the study of social movements. Her most recent projects investigate the use of digital media by activists and Indigenous responses to large-scale mining projects. She recently published Welcome to Resisterville: American Dissidents in British Columbia with UBC Press (2014) and co-edited Protest and Politics: The Promise of Social Movement Societies (UBC Press, 2015).

Social Movements - Suzanne Staggenborg and Howard Ramos
Making Sense in the Social Sciences - Margot Northey, Lorne Tepperman and Patrizia Albanese
Contentious Politics - Charles Tilly and Sidney Tarrow
Politics of Protest - David Meyer
Readings on Social Movements - Doug McAdam and David A. Snow
Social Movements - Edited by David S. Meyer, Nancy Whittier and Belinda Robnett
Social Movements in Advanced Capitalism - Steven M. Buechler

Special Features

  • Takes a thematic approach to the study of social movements, covering engaging topics such as digital media, strategy and tactics, and youth activism.
  • Filled with real-world examples including both Canadian and international case studies in each chapter, as well as a wealth of empirical examples, which help to bring the movements to life.
  • Chapter-opening vignettes - including personal narrative accounts and practical examples - help students situate a movement within the thematic topic of the chapter.
  • Classic and contemporary theories are integrated throughout, providing students with the most comprehensive theoretical understanding of social movements.
  • An engaging narrative tone will captivate students and draw them into the study of social movements.