Methods of Social Movement Research

Klandermans, Bert (EDT); Staggenborg, Suzanne (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0816635951 / ISBN 13: 9780816635955

Published by Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Methods of Social Movement Research
• Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816635951
• ISBN 13: 9780816635955
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

The definitive guide to conducting research in this dynamic field.

Citing the critical importance of empirical work to social movement research, the editors of this volume have put together the first systematic overview of the major methods used by social movement theorists. Original chapters cover the range of techniques: surveys, formal models, discourse analysis, in-depth interviews, participant observation, case studies, network analysis, historical methods, protest event analysis, macro-organizational analysis, and comparative politics. Each chapter includes a methodological discussion, examples of studies employing the method, an examination of its strengths and weaknesses, and practical guidelines for its application.

Contributors: Kathleen M. Blee, U of Pittsburgh; Elisabeth S. Clemens, U of Arizona; Donatella della Porta, U of Florence; Mario Diani, U of Trento, Italy; Martin D. Hughes; Hank Johnston, San Diego State U; Ruud Koopmans, Social Science Research Center, Berlin; Paul Lichterman, U of Wisconsin; Debra C. Minkoff, U of Washington; Daniel J. Myers, Notre Dame; Pamela E. Oliver, U of Wisconsin; Dieter Rucht, Social Science Research Center, Berlin; Jackie Smith, SUNY, Stony Brook; David A. Snow, U of California, Irvine; Sidney Tarrow, Cornell U; Verta Taylor, U of California, Santa Barbara; Danny Trom, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris.

About the Author

Bert Klandermans is professor of applied social psychology at Free University, Amsterdam. Suzanne Staggenborg is professor of sociology at McGill University, Montreal.