Economic and Political Contention
Contributors: Maria Kousis (Editor); Charles Tilly (Editor)
Publisher: Paradigm Publishers
Published: March 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9781594510748
Subjects: International economics; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political economy; Social conflict; General; Social Science; Sociology - General; Sociology; Social movements; Political Science / International Relations; Economics; Congresses; Protest movements; Sociological aspects
First sentence: A great deal of work on contentious politics during the past two decades has focused on the role of political opportunity structures for the emergence, forms, and, less often, outcomes of social movements.