Social Movements in a Globalizing World

The growing interdependence on a global scale which characterizes the human condition at the turn of the century constitutes a challenge for both the mobilization of social movements and social movement theory. This volume makes an attempt to adjust the perspective of the "political process" approach to a world in which political opportunities, mobilizing structures, framing processes and collective action of social movements are political contexts.

Table of Contents:
Table of Contents Social Movements in a Globalizing World: an Introduction; D.della Porta & H.Kriesi PART I: NATIONAL MOBILIZATION WITHIN A GLOBALIZING WORLD Alternative Types of Cross-national Diffusion in the Social Movement Arena; D.A.Snow & R.D.Benford The Gendering of Abortion Discourse: Assessing Global Feminist Influence in the United States and Germany; M.Marx Ferree & W.A.Gamson A Comparison of Protests against the Gulf War in Germany, France and the Netherlands; R.Koopmans The Diffusion and Adoption of Public Order Management Systems; J.D.McCarthy, C.McPhail & J.Crist PART II: MOBILIZATION BEYOND THE NATION-STATE On the Relationship of Political Opportunities to the Form of Collective Action: The Case of the European Union; G.Marks & D.McAdam The Europeanization of Movements? Contentions Politics and the European Union, October 1983 - March 1995; D.Imig & S.Tarrow Injustice and Adversarial Frames in a Supranational Political Context: Farmer's Protest in the Netherlands and Spain; B.Kandermans, M. de Weerd, J-M.Sabucedo & M.Costa Supranational Political Opportunities as a Channel of Globalization of Political Conflicts. The Case of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; F.Passy Global Politics and Transnational Social Movements Strategies: The Transnational Campaign Against International Trade in Toxic Wastes; J.Smith International Campaigns in Context: Collective Action Between the Local and the Global; C.Lahusen The Transnationalization of Social Movements: Trends, Causes, Problems; D.Rucht Bibliography Index

About the Author :
HANSPETER KRIESI is Professor of Political Science at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He has published several books and articles on Swiss politics, comparative politics and social movements. He is a co-author of New Social Movements in Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis (1995). DONATELLA DELLA PORTA is Professor of Political Science at the University of Florence, Italy. Among her recent publications are: Social Movements, Political Violence and the State, Policing Protest (co-edited with Herbert Reiter); Social Movements (co-authored with Mario Diani) and Corrupt Exchanges (co-authored with Alberto Vannucci). DIETER RUCHT is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent at Canterbury since 1998. He received his PhD at the University of Munich. Currently he is engaged in a study on the patterns of protest in Germany since 1950, an analysis of the public discourse on abortion in Germany and the USA, and a study on the transformation of environmental activism in Europe.

Review :
'A classic work in the field. In many ways, the field starts here.' - Lance Bennett, Director, Centre for Communication& Civic Engagement, University of Washington, Seattle, USA 'This book was a pioneer in developing transnational activism as a new research agenda. It is now a classic. At its 10th anniversary it continues to be a rich and indispensable source of inspiration for scholars and students in the field.' - Thomas Olesen, Department of Political Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark 'This invaluable collection of groundbreaking scholarship illustrates the vital and diverse roles social movements and NGOs have come to play in today's world. The volume's insightful contributions by leading academics in the field represent an extraordinary sample of theoretical and thematic approaches to the topic that has been widely influential for researchers from numerous disciplines ever since its first publication. This book should be on the required reading list of scholars, students and activists alike.' - Dr. Martin A. Klimke, www.maklimke.com