UID:
almafu_9958960593102883
Format:
1 online resource :
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8 color plates, 6 halftones
ISBN:
9789048524235
Series Statement:
Protest and Social Movements ; 1
Content:
Players and Arenas brings together a diverse group of experts to examine the interactions between political protestors and the many strategic players they encounter, such as cultural institutions, religious organizations, and the mass media—as well as potential allies, competitors, recruits, and funders. Discussing protestors and players as they interact within the “arenas” of specific social contexts, the essays show that the main constraints on what protestors can accomplish come not from social and political structures, but from other players with different goals and interests. Through a careful treatment of these situations, this volume offers a new way to approach the role of social protest in national and international politics.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction. Playing the Game /
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Part 1. Insiders and supporters --
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1. Movement Factions. Players and Processes /
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2. Fractal Arenas. Dilemmas of Style and Strategy in a Brazilian Student Congress /
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3. Beyond Channeling and Professionalization. Foundations as Strategic Players in Social Movements /
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4. Mind the Gap! Strategic Interaction during Summit Protests /
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Part 2. Market players --
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5. Corporations as Players and Arenas /
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6. Professions, Social Movements, and the Sovereign Corporation /
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7. The Double Game of Unions and the Labor Movement /
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Part 3. Experts, intellectuals, and media --
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8. Giving Voice. The Ambivalent Roles of Specific Intellectuals in Immigrant and LGBT Movements /
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9. Playing with Fire. Flame-Retardant Activists and Policy Arenas /
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10. Put Me in, Coach? Referee? Owner? Security? Why the News Media Rarely Cover Movements as Political Players /
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11. When and Why Religious Groups Become Political Players. The Pro-Life Movement in Nicaragua /
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12. What the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street Illuminate about Bystander Publics as Proto-Players /
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Conclusion Patterned Fluidity: An Interactionist Perspective as a Tool for Exploring Contentious Politics /
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Contributors --
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Index
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9789048524235
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048524235
URL:
Volltext
(Open Access)
