Sidney G. Tarrow Knihy

Revolutions, social movements, religious and ethnic conflict, nationalism and civil rights, and transnational these forms of contentious politics combine in Charles Tilly's and Sidney Tarrow's Contentious Politics . The book presents a set of analytical tools and procedures for study, comparison, and explanation of these very different sorts of contention. Drawing on many historical and contemporary cases, the book shows that similar principles describe and explain a wide variety of struggles as well as many more routine forms of politics. Tilly and Tarrow have written the book to introduce readers to an exciting new program of political and sociological analysis. To view Power Point slides of the last undergraduate course of Charles Tilly (with Ernesto Castaneda) in Spring 2007, which are related to his Paradigm book with Sidney Tarrow, Contentious Politics , please click here.

Movements and parties have given rise to two largely separates specialties in the social sciences. This Element is an effort to link the two literatures, using evidence from American political development. It identifies five relational mechanisms governing movement/party relations: two of them short term, two intermediate term, and one long-term.

Focusing on the evolution of language, this book explores how social movements, revolutions, and terrorism have shaped communication from the seventeenth century to today. It analyzes the terminology and rhetoric used in various historical contexts, highlighting the interplay between language and social change. Through a detailed examination of significant events and ideologies, the work reveals how language reflects and influences the dynamics of power and resistance throughout history.

Sidney Tarrow charts the rise, dynamics, and decline of social movements as part of political struggle and asks how they advance or regress democracy. This fully updated edition includes new material on the Capitol attack, the growth of populism around the world, and the role of social media.

The book explores the significant growth in the study of social movements, revolutions, and democratization over the last twenty years. It delves into the key theories, methodologies, and case studies that have emerged in this field, highlighting how these phenomena shape societies and influence political change. By examining various movements and their impact on democracy, the author provides insights into the dynamics of collective action and the quest for social justice.

Focusing on social movements, the book situates them within the larger context of contentious politics, examining their interactions with states, political parties, and various actors. It explores how these movements influence and are influenced by political dynamics, highlighting the complexities of their relationships and the implications for societal change. Through this lens, the text offers insights into the mechanisms of power and resistance in modern political landscapes.

In this book, two titans of social movement scholarship bring together the best current research on the nexus between the local and the global in translating the global justice movement into action at the grass roots, and vice versa. Using recent cases of transnational contention_from the European Social Forum in Florence to the Argentinean human rights movement and British environmentalists, from movement networks in Bristol and Glasgow to the Zapatistas_the original chapters by distinguished scholars presented in this volume adapt current social movement theory to what appears to be a new cycle of protest developing around the globe.

Exploring the dynamics of transnational activism, the book examines how individuals from various movements—labor, environmental, human rights, and more—transform through cross-border interactions. It investigates whether these connections merely extend domestic conflicts onto a global platform or if they forge a new political landscape that merges domestic and international issues. The analysis raises critical questions about the implications of this evolution for internationalization and the established boundaries between domestic and global politics.

Sidney Tarrow offers a new account of how the interactions between social movements and parties have been transformed throughout American history, also impacting the character and resilience of American democracy. The book is for scholars, students, and lay readers interested in American politics and American history.