Unions and ngos, movements and organizations, intellectuals and artists world social movements 2002b, par. An introduction donatella della porta and sidney tarrow modern social movements developed with the creation of the nationstate, and the nationstate has for many years been the main target for protest. Methodological practices in social movement research donatella della porta social movement studies have grown enormously in the last few decades, spreading from sociology and political science to other fields of knowledge, as varied as geography, history, anthropology, psychology, economics, law. About the author donatella della porta is professor of sociology in the department of political and social sciences at the european university institute. Donatella della porta european university institute, firenze, italy introduction what i planned to do was to talk about my own research on italy and the italian case and then look for some linkages between this, by. Social movements is a comprehensive introduction and critical analysis of collective action in society today. Recurring questions, partially changing answers 1 1.
Donatella donna porta and mario diani publication date. Democracy in social movements higher school of economics. Now in its third edition, social movements is the marketleading introductory text on collective action in contemporary society. Donatella della porta european university institute, firenze, italy introduction what i planned to do was to talk about my own research on italy and the italian case and then look for some linkages between this, by now, quite old research and recent events. An introduction kindle edition by porta, donatella della, mario diani, diani, mario. Populism, social movements, and popular subjectivity kenneth m. Social movements, political violence, and the state. The failure of libyan political transition and the descent into civil war, emin poljarevic. Indeed, methodological pluralism seems to dominate the field.
Welfare changes and social movements colin barker and michael lavalette. Donatella della porta democracy in social movements world. Although social movements have often pushed for a conception. Social movement studies and methodological pluralism. She currently works on protest in mexico city and partisan activism in a number of latin american countries. A cultural introduction to social movements shows why we cant understand our world at all without grasping the profound impact of social movements sociology oxford bibliographies introduction to social movements and social change.
Under the terms of the licence agreement, an individual user may print out a pdf of a single chapter of a. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Her research focuses on social movements and the sociology of law, with research emphases on. Political science, comparative politics, political behavior. Clandestine political violence, by donatella della porta, cam bridge, cambridge university press, 20, 326 pp. Draws on research and empirical work across the social sciences to address the key. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In this new edition, the authors have updated all chapters with the most recent scientific literature, expanded on topics such as individual motivations, new media, public policies, and governance. Social movements, political violence, and the state by. Donatella della porta and manuela caiani, who both work in political science departments, contribute to this discussion by combining insights from the existing body of literature with new empirical findings in order to demonstrate the relevance of the european union to social movements. Civil society in failed episodes of democratization, teije hidde donker.
Over the last decade, social movement scholars in the united states and in europe have been paying increasing. The field of social movement studies donatella della porta and mario diani the oxford handbook of social movements edited by donatella della porta and mario diani print publication date. While scientific boundaries are inevitablyand luckilyporous, still they may define professional identities, encourage attention to specific issues to the detriment of others, nurture specific theoretical or methodological approaches, and hamper the growth of others. Social movement studies and political violence professor, dr. Statesociety relations and the 1989 beijing student movement, 2001, chicago, university of chicago press a clear and empirically. In this new edition, the authors have updated all chapters with the most recent scientific literature, expanded on topics such as individual. Actors, resources, and mechanisms of political corruption 1999, and transnational protest and global activism 2004. Feb 06, 2006 social movements is a comprehensive introduction and critical analysis of collective action in society today. Sep 23, 2014 unions and ngos, movements and organizations, intellectuals and artists world social movements 2002b, par. Broadly used for undergraduate and graduate courses, this introduction to social movement studies bridges european and american approaches in the field. By definition, social movements aim at producing or resisting changes in their environment.
Donatella della porta catania, 1956 is an italian sociologist and political scientist, who is professor of political science and political sociology at the scuola normale superiore. Social movements by donatella della porta overdrive. Part viii movements contributions to social and political change. The handbook presents a most updated and comprehensive exploration of social movement research.
Donatella della porta democracy in social movements. Italian professor donatella della porta is a political scientist and world. Contents preface to the second edition vii 1 the study of social movements. Mar 11, 2020 social movement studies and studies on civil society and, related to them, studies on voluntarism and the third sector, are burgeoning fields of knowledge, which have, however, only rarely interacted with each other. With the growing interest in the field, there has been also an increasing need for methodological guidance for empirical research. While most studies of social movements focus on single nations, donatella della porta uses a comparative research design to analyse movements in two countries italy and germany from the 1960s to the 1990s. Della porta s second contribution is to root the study of social movements within political institutions.
Language english format pdf pages 300 isbn 9780230240865 file size 3. More than ever, social movements is the ideal introduction for students of social movements within social and political science. The text draws from theorydriven, systematic empirical research from across the social. Her research focuses on social movements and the sociology of law, with research emphases on social movement outcomes, social movement. Social movement studies have grown enormously in the last few decades, spreading from sociology and political science to other fields of knowledge, as varied as geography, history, anthropology, psychology, economics, law and others. The chapter introduces the oxford handbook of social movements through an exploration of the field of social movement studies. An introduction by donatella della porta and mario diani find, read and.
Donatella della porta, department of political and social sciences, scuola normale superiore, palazzo strozzi, piazza strozzi, florence, italy email. Donatella della porta, department of political and social sciences. The oxford handbook of social movements is an innovative volume that presents a comprehensive exploration of social movement studies, mapping the field and expanding it to examine the recent developments in cognate areas of studies, within and beyond sociology and political science. In fact, social movement scholars have devoted little attention to the concept of civil society, not even when addressing issues of social capital. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading social movements. While there have been criticism and selfcriticism related to the planning and implementation of specific methods from case studies to protest event analysis, no methodological war is recorded. An introduction by donatella della porta and mario diani sujay ghosh. The text draws from theorydriven, systematic empirical research from across the social sciences. Introduction to the oxford handbook of social movements. Donatella della porta is professor of sociology in the department of political and social sciences at the european university institute. Clandestine political violence by donatella della porta. Among her recent publications on social movements are. Democracy in social movements donatella della porta. Focusing on the global justice movement this book shows how they adopt radical new democratic approaches and thus provide a fundamental critique of conventional politics.
On individual motivations in underground political organizations donatella della porta. Social movements do not limit themselves to challenge public decisions, but they often criticize the ways in which decisions are taken, asking for more citizen participation in decision making see, e. Donatella della porta is professor of sociology in the department of political and social sciences at the european university institute in firenze. An introduction by donatella della porta and mario diani find, read and cite all the research you need on. Donatella della porta this collection explores conceptions and practices of democracy of social movement organizations involved in global protest. This book presents empirical research on the nature and structure of political violence. Feb 09, 2009 donatella della porta is professor of sociology in the department of political and social sciences at the european university institute. She is known for her research in the areas of social movements, corruption, political violence, police and policies of public order. Research on social movements languished in the backwaters of sociology and social psychology until the late 1960s and was largely ignored by political scientists. Donatella della porta, mario diani social movements is a comprehensive introduction and critical analysis of collective action in society today. Research on social movements has used very different methods, bridging qualitative and quantitative ones.
An introduction by donatella della porta and mario diani. While structured around traditional social movement concepts, each section combines the mapping of the. Della portas second contribution is to root the study of social movements within political institutions. Jennifer earl is an assistant professor of sociology at the university of california, santa barbara. A new, fullyrevised and updated edition of the leading introduction to social movements and collective action covers a broad range of approaches in the social sciences. Social movement studies and studies on civil society and, related to them, studies on voluntarism and the third sector, are burgeoning fields of knowledge, which have, however, only rarely interacted with each other. Pdf clandestine political violence, by donatella della porta. An introduction by della porta, donatella, diani, mario isbn. Pdf introduction to oxford handbook of social movements. Request pdf on jul 1, 2007, sujay ghosh and others published social movements. Actors, resources, and mechanisms of political corruption 1999, and transnational protest and global activism 2004 mario diani is professor of sociology and director of graduate studies at the university of trento.
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