Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements: Political Opportunities, Mobilizing Structures, and Cultural Framings

By (author): "Mayer N. Zald, John D. McCarthy, Doug McAdam"
Publish Date: February 23rd 1996
Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements: Political Opportunities, Mobilizing Structures, and Cultural Framings
ISBN0521485169
ISBN139780521485166
AsinComparative Perspectives on Social Movements: Political Opportunities, Mobilizing Structures, and Cultural Framings
Original titleComparative Perspectives on Social Movements: Political Opportunities, Mobilizing Structures, and Cultural Framings (Cambridge Studies in Comparative
Social movements such as environmentalism, feminism, nationalism, and the anti-immigration movement figure prominently in the modern world. This study focuses upon the role of ideology and beliefs, mechanisms of mobilization, and how politics shapes the development and outcomes of movements.