It gives 'voice' to some of the notable 'silences' in the study of contentious politics.

In June 1964, over one thousand volunteers--most of them white, northern college students--arrive...

Although the fields of organization theory and social movement theory have long been viewed as be...

This book reports the results of a comparative study of twenty communities earmarked for environm...

For the first time in a single volume, leading social movement researchers map the full range of ...

This volume, first published in 1996, examines various social movements from a comparative perspe...

Over the past two decades the study of social movements, revolution and democratization has flour...

Although the fields of organization theory and social movement theory have long been viewed as be...

In recent decades the study of social movements, revolution and democratization has flourished. T...

This book reports the results of a comparative study of twenty communities earmarked for environm...

Finding ways to understand the nature of social change and social order-from political movements ...

This volume examines various social movements from a comparative perspective.