Social Movements: An Introduction, Edition 2

Donatella della Porta · Mario Diani

Feb 2009 · John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

Social Movements is a comprehensive introduction andcritical analysis of collective action in society today. In thisnew edition, the authors have updated all chapters with the mostrecent scientific literature, expanded on topics such as individualmotivations, new media, public policies, and governance.

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• Draws on research and empirical work across the social sciencesto address the key questions in this international field.
  
• New edition expands on topics such as individual motivations,new media, public policies, and governance.
  
• Has been redesigned in a more user-friendly format.

About the author

Donatella della Porta is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute. She is the author of Corrupt Exchanges: 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. He is the coeditor of Beyond Tocqueville: The Social Capital Debate in Comparative Perspective (with Bob Edwards and Michael Foley, 2001) and Social Movements and Networks (with Doug McAdam, 2003)