Social Theory and Social Movements
Mutual Inspirations
Business & Finance, Career Planning & Job Hunting, Labor, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9783658133818 | |
| Publisher: | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden | Publication: | September 6, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Springer VS | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9783658133818 |
| Publisher: | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden |
| Publication: | September 6, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Springer VS |
| Language: | English |
Social movements are not only a potential challenge to societies, they also challenge social theory. This volume looks at social movements and social movement research through the lens of different social theories. What can social movement studies learn from these theories? And: What can these theories learn from the analysis of social movements? From this double vantage point, the book discusses the theories of Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Niklas Luhmann, Jeffrey Alexander, and Judith Butler, as well as rational choice theory, relational sociology, and organizational neo-institutionalism.
Social movements are not only a potential challenge to societies, they also challenge social theory. This volume looks at social movements and social movement research through the lens of different social theories. What can social movement studies learn from these theories? And: What can these theories learn from the analysis of social movements? From this double vantage point, the book discusses the theories of Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Niklas Luhmann, Jeffrey Alexander, and Judith Butler, as well as rational choice theory, relational sociology, and organizational neo-institutionalism.
