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The politics of Social Protest: Comparative Perspectives on States and Social Movements

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The primary focus is the three-way struggle between social movements, political parties, and the state, looking at the opportunities that electoral politics present to social movements, the impact social protest on political parties and electoral processes, and finally the implications that these relationships have for the modern democratic state. Surprisingly little attention has been paid to the interaction between social movements and the state. This is all the more surprising given the central importance of social movements as forces for political change in the contemporary world and the importance of the state in shaping political change. Whether we look at the interaction between social protesters and party politics in the United States or Western Europe or at the democratization struggles in Eastern Europe, China, or Latin America, the nature and development of social movements cannot be understood without reference to the central role of the state. As the institutionalized...

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KP XXI JEN d

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London : University College of London., 1995

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vi, 381 hlm.; 23 cm

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English

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1857282965

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KP XXI

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Politik
Demokrasi
Sosial Politik

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