From Contention to Democracy

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From Contention to Democracy addresses a crucial aspect of contemporary societies: the role of social movements for political and social change. The volume gathers together essays written by prominent social theorists who have been asked to reflect on the relationship between movements and processes of social, political, and cultural change.

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This is a good book. It advances our understanding of social movements. * International Social Science Review *
The book succeeds in addressing an important deficit in the literature by bringing specific theoretical issues on social movement outcomes out from behind the shadow of research on movement origins. . . . this is a joint venture with an intellectual purpose behind it that is sustained throughout the volume. * Canadian Journal of Political Science *

Author Bio

Marco G. Giugni is a researcher in the department of political science at the University of Geneva.

Doug McAdam is professor of sociology at Stanford.

Charles Tilly is Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University.