Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 I Historical Overview Chapter 3 Was It Worth the Effort? The Outcomes and Consequences of Social Movements Chapter 4 A Brief History of Ecology, Antinuclear, and Peace Movements in Three Countries Chapter 5 Environmental, Nuclear Energy, and National Security Policy in Three Countries Part 6 II Time-Series Analysis Chapter 7 Toward a Joint-Effect Model of Social Movement Outcomes Chapter 8 Social Movement Organization Chapter 9 Political Alliances Chapter 10 Public Opinion Chapter 11 Conclusion Chapter 12 Appendix A: Data, Measurements, and Methods Chapter 13 Appendix B: Results of Time-Series Analysis with Differenced Independent Variables

About the Author

Marco Giugni is a researcher and teacher in the Department of Political Science at the University of Geneva. His books on social movements include New Social Movements in Western Europe, Histoires de mobilisation politique en Suisse, From Contention to Democracy, How Social Movements Matter, and Political Altruism?.

Reviews

Social Protest and Policy Change is an impressive study that addresses an important subject, thinks hard about it, takes an innovative methodological approach, and provides systematic research. All scholars concerned with the policy impacts of social movements, and new social movements generally, will want to read this book.
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