Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

1. Social Movements: The Structure of Collective Action
2. How to Study Social Movements: Classification and Methods
3. Theories of Social Movement Mobilization
4. Social Movement Emergence: Interests, Resource Infrastructures, and Identities
5. The Framing Process
6. Individual Recruitment and Participation
7. Movement Outcomes
8. Pushing the Limits: Social Movements in the Global South
Conclusion: Mounting Crises and the Pathway Forward

Notes
References
Index

About the Author

Paul Almeida is Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University of California, Merced. He is a two-time Fulbright Fellowship Recipient and received the 2015 Distinguished Scholarship Award from the Pacific Sociological Association.

Reviews

"Easy to read, this extensive review of social movements will benefit new scholars to the field as well as seasoned scholars interested in the organization of more recent movements."
*American Ethnologist*

"The book is well written and should be accessible to most readers new to the social movements field; Almeida is adept at explaining the sometimes confusing jargon that pervades the academic literature on movements."
*Social Forces*

"This book is a welcome addition to the academic resources available in social work education, specifically community-based social work."
*Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare*

"For scholars of social movements in Latin America, this is a refreshing and valuable new textbook."
*Latin American Politics and Society*