Social Movements in France
Subtitle: Towards A New Citizenship
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: October 3, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780333770436
Subjects: Civil rights & citizenship; Demonstrations & protest movements; Political Science; Sociology; Politics/International Relations; General; Sociology - General; Political Science / General; Political Science-General; Social Science / Sociology / General; Civics & Citizenship; 1995-; France; Protest movements; Social conditions; Social movements
Description: "The past decade of French politics was marked by a rise of social movements that articulated new struggles and expressed changing demands. The new movements gave voice and representation to groups that had been marginalised by political institutions and excluded from mainstream society. Sarah Waters explores a 'new generation of movements' within French political life and seeks to examine their meaning and significance. The outstanding feature of these movements is that they share a strong civic dimension, affirming and defending the rights of different groups in society. These are movements about citizenship and about the rights that this notion entails. Far from being new, French movements reveal ongoing civic processes whereby marginalised groups at particular points in history have mobilised collectively to affirm their rights. Contemporary movements seek to redefine the nature of citizenship so that it reflects the changing social realities of France today."--Jacket.