Social Movements: A Theoretical Approach

Dieter Rucht

ISBN 10: 0198877404 / ISBN 13: 9780198877400

Published by Oxford University Press, 2023

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: En 'Movimientos Sociales: Un Enfoque Teórico', Dieter Rucht ofrece una perspectiva teórica e históricamente informada sobre los movimientos sociales como un fenómeno de las sociedades modernas. Vincula el análisis de los movimientos sociales a las teorías generales de la sociedad y los procesos de cambio social, combinando tres perspectivas básicas: interaccionista, constructivista y orientada a procesos (enfoque ICP). Basándose principalmente en ideas de Jürgen Habermas, Pierre Bourdieu y Anthony Giddens, Rucht recomienda varias revisiones y destaca el importante papel de la esfera pública como el escenario central para los movimientos sociales. Argumenta que es un ámbito por derecho propio y el principal dominio en el que los movimientos sociales se hacen ver y oír, obtienen apoyo y posiblemente logran cambiar las estructuras sociales básicas. Este exhaustivo tratado analiza las actividades externas e internas de los movimientos sociales, el papel de los diferentes tipos de oportunidades y restricciones, las identidades colectivas y el encuadre, la organización, la creación de redes y la elaboración de estrategias. Examina lúcidamente la complejidad de los movimientos sociales que tienen un estatus tanto de actores como de sistemas, y cuya lógica no puede reducirse a la acción estratégica o comunicativa. EAN: 9780198877400 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Filosofía Título: Social Movements: A Theoretical Approach Autor: Dieter Rucht Editorial: OUP Oxford Idioma: en Páginas: 320 Formato: tapa dura.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Movements: A Theoretical Approach
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198877404
• ISBN 13: 9780198877400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Como nuevo

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Synopsis

In Social Movements: A Theoretical Approach, Dieter Rucht offers a theoretically and historically informed approach to social movements as a phenomenon of modern societies. He links the analysis of social movements to general theories of society and processes of social change, and combines three basic perspectives: interactionist, constructivist, and process-oriented (ICP-approach).

Drawing mainly on ideas from Jürgen Habermas, Pierre Bourdieu, and Anthony Giddens, Rucht recommends several revisions and highlights the important role of the public sphere as the central stage for social movements. He argues that it is a realm in its own right and the major domain in which social movements make themselves seen and heard, garner support, and possibly succeed in changing basic societal structures.

This comprehensive treatise analyzes the external and internal activities of social movements, the role of different kinds of opportunities and restrictions, collective identities and framing, organizing, networking, and strategizing. It lucidly examines the complexity of social movements that have a status as both actors and systems, and whose logic cannot be reduced to either strategic or communicative action.

About the Author

Dieter Rucht, Senior Research Fellow, Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)

Dieter Rucht is a senior research fellow affiliated to the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) and to the Institute for Research on Protest and Social Movements in Berlin. Previously he was Professor of Sociology at the Free University of Berlin and co-director of the research group Civil Society, Citizenship and Political Mobilization in Europe at WZB. He has been affiliated with universities in Munich, the USA, France and Great Britain and his research fields include political participation, social movements, political protest, and public discourse.