Geography And Social Movements

Author : Byron A. Miller
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0816629501

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Geography and Social Movements by Byron A. Miller Pdf

Context matters, as students of social movements increasingly agree, and yet very little attention has been paid to the role geography plays in activism. Geography and Social Movements corrects this oversight, bringing a geographical perspective to the study of social movements. Byron A. Miller directly addresses the implications of space, place, and scale in social movement mobilization, and then demonstrates their significance in a detailed comparative analysis of peace movements in three municipalities around Boston. In focusing on the Boston area -- an old northeastern region, heavily industrialized with many companies working on military contracts, and also a center of education -- Miller is able to explore how campaigns aimed at curbing nuclear arms operate within the cultural, political, social, and economic confines of particular places and spaces. He shows how the decisions and actions of local peace movement organizations played a central role in the movement's successes and failures, and how local organizations had to respond to the differing class, race, and gender characteristics of different locales. Miller's empirical analysis clearly demonstrates that geographic strategies for social movement organizations have direct consequences for the successes and failures of specific campaigns.

Author : Byron Miller
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317051756

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Spaces of Contention by Byron Miller Pdf

As social movements have become more complex, geographers are increasingly studying the spatial dynamics of collective resistance and sociologists and political scientists increasingly analyzing the role of space, place and scale in contentious political activity. Occupying a position at the intersection of these disciplinary developments, this book brings together leading scholars to examine how social movements have employed spatial practices to respond to and shape changing social and political contexts. It is organised into three main sections: (1) Place, Space and Mobility: sites of mobilization and regulation, (2) Scale and Territory: structuring collective interests, identities, and resources, and (3) Networks: connecting actors and resources across space. It concludes by suggesting that different spatialities (place, scale, networks) interlink within one another in particular instances of collective action, playing distinctive yet complementary roles in shaping how these actions unfold in the political arena. By mapping state of the art conceptual and empirical terrain across Geography, Sociology, and Political Science, 'Spaces of Contention' provides readers with a much needed guide to innovative research on the spatial constitution of social movements and how social movements tactically and strategically approach and produce space.

Author : Byron A. Miller
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 081662951X

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Geography and Social Movements by Byron A. Miller Pdf

Context matters, as students of social movements increasingly agree, and yet very little attention has been paid to the role geography plays in activism. Geography and Social Movements corrects this oversight, bringing a geographical perspective to the study of social movements. Byron A. Miller directly addresses the implications of space, place, and scale in social movement mobilization, and then demonstrates their significance in a detailed comparative analysis of peace movements in three municipalities around Boston. In focusing on the Boston area -- an old northeastern region, heavily industrialized with many companies working on military contracts, and also a center of education -- Miller is able to explore how campaigns aimed at curbing nuclear arms operate within the cultural, political, social, and economic confines of particular places and spaces. He shows how the decisions and actions of local peace movement organizations played a central role in the movement's successes and failures, and how local organizations had to respond to the differing class, race, and gender characteristics of different locales. Miller's empirical analysis clearly demonstrates that geographic strategies for social movement organizations have direct consequences for the successes and failures of specific campaigns.

Author : Donatella della Porta,Mario Diani
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191667824

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The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements by Donatella della Porta,Mario Diani Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements is an innovative volume that presents a comprehensive exploration of social movement studies, mapping the field and expanding it to examine the recent developments in cognate areas of studies, within and beyond sociology and political science. This volume brings together the most distinguished social and political scientists working in this field, each writing thought-provoking essays in their area of expertise, and facilitates conversations between classic social movement agenda and lines of research. The Oxford Handbook of Social Movements discusses core theoretical perspectives, recent contributions from the field, and how patterns of macro social change may affect social movements, as well as suggesting what contributions social movement studies can give to other research areas in various disciplines.

Author : Stephen Zunes,Sarah Beth Asher,Lester Kurtz
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1991-01-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781577180753

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Nonviolent Social Movements by Stephen Zunes,Sarah Beth Asher,Lester Kurtz Pdf

Nonviolent Social Movements is the first book to offer a truly global overview of the dramatic growth of popular nonviolent struggles in recent years.

Author : Ulrich Oslender
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780822374404

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The Geographies of Social Movements by Ulrich Oslender Pdf

In The Geographies of Social Movements Ulrich Oslender proposes a critical place perspective to examine the activism of black communities in the lowland rain forest of Colombia's Pacific Coast region. Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in and around the town of Guapi, Oslender examines how the work of local community councils, which have organized around newly granted ethnic and land rights since the early 1990s, is anchored to space and place. Exploring how residents' social relationships are entangled with the region's rivers, streams, swamps, rain, and tides, Oslender argues that this "aquatic space"—his conceptualization of the mutually constitutive relationships between people and their rain forest environment—provides a local epistemology that has shaped the political process. Oslender demonstrates that social mobilization among Colombia's Pacific Coast black communities is best understood as emerging out of their place-based identity and environmental imaginaries. He argues that the critical place perspective proposed accounts more fully for the multiple, multiscalar, rooted, and networked experiences within social movements.

Author : Greg Martin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136868153

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Understanding Social Movements by Greg Martin Pdf

"Understanding Social Movements offers a multidisciplinary introduction to the study of social and cultural protest and contentious politics. It combines a theoretical perspective and with a fascinating array of case studies. It covers religious movements; social welfare movements; struggles over space; law, crime and social movements; and media and movements. Other sections of the book discuss the origins of social movement studies and historical perspectives, social movements and political processes, new social movements, identity and cultural politics, and virtual networking and cyber protest. Case studies include the US civil rights movement, anti-globalization campaigns, and include further material from Europe, China, Latin America, Africa, India and the Middle East"--

Author : Byron A. Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-28
Category : SOCIAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 0816688117

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Geography and Social Movement by Byron A. Miller Pdf

Byron A. Miller directly addresses the implications of space, place, and scale in social movement mobilization, and then demonstrates their significance in a detailed comparative analysis of peace movements in three municipalities around Boston.

Author : Richard Peet,Michael Watts
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134382934

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Liberation Ecologies by Richard Peet,Michael Watts Pdf

Liberation Ecologies brings together some of the most exciting theorists in the field to explore the impact of political ecology in today's developing world. The book casts new light on the crucial interrelations of development, social movements and the environment in the South - the 'bigger' half of our planet - and raises questions and hopes about change on the global scale. The in-depth case material is drawn from across the Developing World, from Latin America, Africa and Asia. The issues raised in contemporary political, economic and social theory are illustrated through these case studies. Ultimately, Liberation Ecologies questions what we understand by 'development', be it mainstream or alternative, and seeks to renew our sense of nature's range of possibilities.

Author : Carolyn Gallaher,Carl T Dahlman,Mary Gilmartin,Alison Mountz,Peter Shirlow
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781446243541

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Key Concepts in Political Geography by Carolyn Gallaher,Carl T Dahlman,Mary Gilmartin,Alison Mountz,Peter Shirlow Pdf

"A comprehensive reader for my political geography course. Good summaries at the end, and articles include effective case study examples." - Rachel Paul, Western Washington University "A very useful and comprehensive introduction to key concepts in political geography. This book provides useful context not just for ′traditional′ political geography modules, but also those examining broader issues of power, resistance and social movements." - Gavin Brown, University of Leicester "Vital for introducing basic concepts and terminology in a clear and concise fashion. The short chapters are accessible and well supplemented with pertinent examples." - Daniel Hammett, Sheffield University "I found the book to be very useful in a supplemental capacity, full of information that would be useful for an undergraduate or early graduate student." - Jason Dittmer, University College London This textbook forms part of an innovative set of companion texts for the human geography subdisciplines. Organized around 20 short essays, Key Concepts in Political Geography provides a cutting-edge introduction to the central concepts that define contemporary research in the field. Involving detailed yet expansive discussions, the book includes: An introductory chapter providing a succinct overview of the recent developments in the field Over 20 key concept entries covering the expected staples of the sub-discipline, such as nationalism, territoriality, scale and political-economy, as well as relatively new arrivals to the field including the other, anti-statism, gender, and post-conflict A glossary, figures, diagrams and further reading. It is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students of political geography.

Author : Vincenzo Ruggiero
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317904496

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Movements in the City by Vincenzo Ruggiero Pdf

For 2nd and 3rd year courses in urban sociology, sociology of exclusion, social stratification, planning and cultural studies in departments of sociology and urban geography. This book provides an in depth examination of social movements and urban life in European cities today. Unique in its interdisciplinary approach, it covers traditional areas of urban studies, sociological concerns about the concept of change and the characteristics of social movements. It presents current theory as well as discursive sections based around empirical work conducted in major European cities including London, Paris and Berlin.

Author : Håvard Haarstad,Mark Amen,Asuncion Lera St Clair
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134922550

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Social Movements, the Poor and the New Politics of the Americas by Håvard Haarstad,Mark Amen,Asuncion Lera St Clair Pdf

Håvard Haarstad is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Geography, University of Bergen. He has worked extensively on the political economy of natural resource extraction, and the role of social movements, civil society and labor unions in politicizing extraction. Mark Amen is graduate program director in the Department of Government and International Affairs at the University of South Florida/Tampa and Deputy Editor of Globalizations. His current research is on urban indebtedness and the global economy. Asuncion Lera St Clair, philosopher and sociologist is Research Director at the Centre for International Climate and Environmental Research in Oslo-CICERO and Associated Senior Researcher with Chr. Michelsens Institute (CMI). Her research focus is on the interface between climate change, poverty and development, with particular emphasis on justice, ethics, and knowledge productions processes.

Author : Paul Routledge
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Protest movements
ISBN : 0745336299

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Space Invaders by Paul Routledge Pdf

Space Invaders argues for the importance of a radical geographic perspective in enabling us to make sense of protests and social movements around the world. Under conditions of increasing global economic inequalities, we are witnessing the flourishing of grassroots people's movements fighting for improved rights.Whether it be the alter-globalisation mobilisations of the turn of the century, the flurry of Occupy protests, or the current wave of anti-austerity mobilisations taking place, there is a geographical logic to all forms of protest whether that be through transforming landscapes, occupying enemy territory or developing solidarity and communication networks.Paul Routledge takes a primarily auto-ethnographical perspective, drawing upon his extensive experience over the past thirty years working with various forms of protest in Europe, Asia and Latin America, to provide an account of how a radical geographical imagination can inform our understanding and the prosecution of protest.

Author : Hank Johnston
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0754674460

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Culture, Social Movements, and Protest by Hank Johnston Pdf

This cutting-edge research volume advances the perspective that cultural factors are key influences in movement trajectories, organizational forms, recruitment, strategies, and ideologies. Hank Johnston brings together international experts in cultural an

Author : PAUL. ROUTLEDGE
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1786801116

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SPACE INVADERS by PAUL. ROUTLEDGE Pdf