Social Movements: An Introduction
"Social Movements: An Introductionprovides a comprehensive and critical introduction to this developing literature both in Europe and the USA. The book provides a critical guide through debates around identity, and how involement in movements affects participant's sense of their own identity, in turn."Marjorie Mayo, Goldsmith's College, University of London, UK<!--end-->"As the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of soical movements studies,this book will undoubtedly secure a wide readership. The bibliography of over fourty pages is a particularly excellent resource and will be of great value both to students and researchers."Robert Gibb, University of Central Lancashire"Social network analysis has come to the forefront in the study of social movements, and the highly technical aspect of social network theory may be new to many students of social movements and collective action. Diani and Della Porta present the complex concepts involved in the theory in a novice-friendly manner, and direct readers to the critical literature."Mobilization