Title: Theorizing social movements /
Authors: Foweraker, Joe.
Publisher: Pluto Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Social movements Latin America; Social movements Latin America Philosophy.; Latin America Politics and government.; Latin America Social conditions.
Abstract: "In this first volume in the Critical Studies on Latin America series, Joe Foweraker presents and clarifies the main theories of social movements. Based on over twenty-five years of grassroots research, Theorizing Social Movements combines the first full synopsis of social movement theory with a fully integrated account of social movement activity throughout Latin America." "Professor Foweraker reveals how social movements change individual and community life in Latin America and assesses their political impact on government policies, citizenship rights and the achievement of democracy rule. Including a specific focus on women's mobilisation. This is a cogent wide-ranging review of social struggle in Latin America."--Jacket.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Theories of Social Movements. Global Explanations and Grand Theory. Social Movements and the Formation of Identities. The New Social Movements Debate. Resource Mobilization Theory. Critiques of the Resource Mobilization Approach. The Political Process Approach. Linking Micro and Macro Approaches. Synthesizing the Identity and Strategy Approaches. Social Movements as Social Process. Social Movement Theory and Latin America. Similarities Between Social Movements in Europe and Latin America.