TY - BOOK ID - 742445 TI - The Oxford handbook of social movements AU - Porta, Donatella della AU - Diani, Mario PY - 2015 SN - 9780199678402 0199678405 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Community organization KW - Social movements KW - Social change KW - Collective behavior KW - History KW - Collective behavior. KW - Social change. KW - Social movements. KW - Soziale Bewegung. KW - Sociala rörelser. KW - History. KW - Social movements - History KW - Social change - History KW - Collective behavior - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:742445 AB - 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. ER -