Part I. Origins, Theories and Contentious Action: 1. Where did movements come from?; 2. States, Capital, and Contention; 3. Acting contentiously; Part II. The Powers in Movement: 4. Organizations, coalitions, and hybrids; 5. Making meanings; 6. Regimes, opportunities, and threat; 7. Struggling to reform; Part III. Dynamics of Contention: 8. Cycles of contenton; 9. Movements in revolutionary cycles; 10. Movements, democracy, and undemocracy; 11. Transnational contention; Part IV. Conclusions: The future of contentious politics.
A fully updated edition of this classic study, now covering movements including the Arab Spring and the 2021 Capitol attack.
Sidney Tarrow is the Emeritus Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Government at Cornell University and Adjunct Professor at the Cornell Law School. Some of his recent publications include Strangers at the Gates (2012), The Language of Contention (2013), War, States, and Contention (2015), and Movements and Parties: Critical Connections in American Political Development (2021).
'Our wisest guide to social movements has done it again: produced
the best book on the topic, now completely updated to encompass the
Arab Spring, Black Lives Matter and so much more. Tarrow shows us
how social movements have expanded their repertoires in the 21st
century, the opportunities (and threats) posed by social media, and
how social protests have interlinked with political parties, pushed
countries to revolution, and sought to usher in democracy. Tarrow
shows us not only how much the world has changed in the last
decade, but how and why.' Jack A. Goldstone, Professor of Public
Policy, George Mason University
'This 4th edition of Power in Movement delivers everything we've
come to expect from Tarrow and even more. Fully updated to include
contemporary events and new scholarship, Power in Movement is
comprehensive and gracefully written. It will intrigue and
entertain readers new to the field of contentious politics and will
be indispensable for scholars.' David S. Meyer, Professor of
Sociology, Political Science, and Planning, Policy, and Design,
University of California, Irvine
'In times of multiple crises, this reflecting on the power of
social movements-both the progressive and the regressive ones-is
all the more relevant. This deeply revised edition of one of the
most influential texts in the growing field of contentious politics
contributes to and further expands our knowledge on the central
topics of democratization and revolution as well as on the
hybridization between party politics and social movements.'
Donatella della Porta, Professor of Political Science, Director,
The Center on Social Movement Studies (Cosmos), Scuola Normale
Superiore
'Taking account of the momentous developments in social movements
that have occurred during the past decade, the new edition of
Sidney Tarrow's classic text offers fresh insights on the exalted
and perilous nature of contentious politics. With a rare
combination of theoretical depth, rich historical narrative, and
engaging prose, Power in Movement stimulates research questions for
scholars, provides students with a resonant and comprehensive guide
to social and political activism, and urges citizens' attention to
the growing importance of social movements in determining the fate
of democracy in the United States and the world.' Sidney M. Milkis,
White Burkett Miller Professor, University of Virginia
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