Overview

"Present-day democracies are being called into question from new and different fronts: by globalization, by the fragmentation of postmodernity, by strong and exclusive collective identities. The demands of the social movements challenge democracy in as much as they call for readjustments in its decision-making processes. Yet at the same time the social movements are forms of collective action that help the democracies by keeping them in tension to respond to the challenges arising from the other fronts. The book as a whole deals with this double relationship between social movements and democracy, the movements as challengers and as ""maintainers"" of democracy."

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Author:   Pedro Ibarra
Publisher:   St Martin's Press
Imprint:   St Martin's Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.492kg
ISBN:  

9780312293185

ISBN 10:   0312293186
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   18 January 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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'This edited volume brings together some of the most outstanding scholars in the field of social movements. The volume excels in its diversity.' - E-Extreme '...the book leaves the conceptual synthesis up to the reader but provides researchers, students, and an interested public with useful theoretical tools and country-specific case studies on social movements.' - Dorothea Kleine, Environment and Planning

Author Information

PEDRO IBARRA is Professor of Political Science at the University of the Basque Country, Spain. His main research interests include social movements and collective action theory, environmental politics, and nationalist movements. He is currently participating in several research projects linked to the social movements including TEA project (the transformation of environmental activism in Europe) which is financed by the European Community.

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