How Social Movements Matter

Provides original assessments of the consequences of social movements.

We have all witnessed social movements and felt their effects-some subtle, others profound. But to truly understand their impact over time, in different countries, and on various segments of society requires the kind of rare insight this book provides. Bringing together several well-known scholars, this volume offers an assessment of the consequences of social movements in Western countries.



Policy, institutional, cultural, short- and long-term, and intended and unintended outcomes are among the types of consequences the authors consider in depth. They also compare political outcomes of several contemporary movements-specifically, twomen’s, peace, ecology, and extreme-right movements-in different countries.

Contributors: Edwin Amenta, New York U; Paul Burstein, U of Washington; Donatella della Porta, U of Florence; Joyce Gelb, CUNY; Vivien Hart, U of Sussex; Ruud Koopmans, Science Center, Berlin; Hanspeter Kriesi, U of Geneva; David S. Meyer, CUNY; Kelly Moore, Columbia U; Dieter Rucht, U of Kent, Canterbury; Paul Statham, Science Center, Berlin; Sidney Tarrow, Cornell U; Dominique Wisler, U of Geneva; Michael P. Young.

ISBN 0-8166-2914-5 Cloth £00.00 $57.95xx

ISBN 0-8166-2915-3 Paper £00.00 $22.95x

336 Pages 10 tables, 4 figures 5 7/8 x 9 August

Social Movements, Protest and Contention Series, volume 10

Translation inquiries: University of Minnesota Press