Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 224 pages)
Edition:
First edition
ISBN:
9780823274161
,
0823274160
,
9780823274130
,
0823274179
,
0823274136
,
9780823274178
Series Statement:
Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series
Content:
Academic study of social activism and social movements has become increasingly prevalent over the years; this is due in large part to the fact that activists have captured public imagination and gained substantial influence in political discourse. For instance, Occupy Wall Street activists, Tea Party activists, and activists affiliated with the Arab Spring have transformed political debates and have become the focus of mainstream news media coverage about a variety of different political topics. 'Journey into Social Activism' explicates the philosophical foundations of the study of activism and illustrates four different research sites in which activism can be observed and studied: organizations, networks, events, and alternative media. The book will introduce students and scholars to important qualitative approaches to the study of social activism within these four research sites
Content:
Academic study of social activism and social movements has become increasingly prevalent over the years; this is due in large part to the fact that activists have captured public imagination and gained substantial influence in political discourse. For instance, Occupy Wall Street activists, Tea Party activists, and activists affiliated with the Arab Spring have transformed political debates and have become the focus of mainstream news media coverage about a variety of different political topics. 'Journey into Social Activism' explicates the philosophical foundations of the study of activism and illustrates four different research sites in which activism can be observed and studied: organizations, networks, events, and alternative media. The book will introduce students and scholars to important qualitative approaches to the study of social activism within these four research sites
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-220)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0823274136
Additional Edition:
Print version Atkinson, Joshua D Journey into social activism [Place of publication not identified] : Fordham University Press, 2016
Language:
English
Keywords:
Soziale Bewegung
;
Qualitative Sozialforschung
;
Electronic books
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