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Poland is the only country in which popular protest and mass opposition, epitomized by the Solidarity movement, played a significant role in bringing down the communist regime. This book, the first comprehensive study of the politics of protest in postcommunist Central Europe, shows that organized protests not only continued under the new regime but also had a powerful impact on Poland's democratic consolidation.
Following the collapse of communism in 1989, the countries of Eastern Europe embarked on the gargantuan project of restructuring their social, political, economic, and cultural institutions. The social cost of these transformations was high, and citizens expressed their discontent in various ways. Protest actions became common events, particularly in Poland. In order to explain why protest in Poland was so intense and so particularized, Grzegorz Ekiert and Jan Kubik place the situation within a broad political, economic, and social context and test it against major theories of protest politics. They conclude that in transitional polities where conventional political institutions such as parties or interest groups are underdeveloped, organized collective protest becomes a legitimate and moderately effective strategy for conducting state-society dialogue. The authors offer an original and rich description of protest movements in Poland after the fall of communism as a basis for developing and testing their ideas. They highlight the organized and moderate character of the protests and argue that the protests were not intended to reverse the change of 1989 but to protest specific policies of the government.
This book contributes to the literature on democratic consolidation, on the institutionalization of state-society relationship, and on protest and social movements. It will be of interest to political scientists, sociologists, historians, and policy advisors.
Grzegorz Ekiert is Professor of Government, Harvard University. Jan Kubik is Associate Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University.

In this second volume of The Information Age trilogy, with an extensive new preface following the recent global economic crisis, Manuel Castells deals with the social, political, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transformation of our societies and with the globalization of the economy.
Extensive new preface examines how dramatic recent events have transformed the socio-political landscape of our world
Applies Castells’ hypotheses to contemporary issues such as Al Qaeda and global terrorist networks, American unilateralism and the crisis of political legitimacy throughout the world
A brilliant account of social, cultural, and political conflict and struggle all over the world
Analyzes the importance of cultural, religious, and national identity as sources of meaning for people, and its implications for social movement
Throws new light on the dynamics of global and local change

From Contention to Democracy addresses a crucial aspect of contemporary societies: the role of social movements for political and social change. The volume gathers together essays written by prominent social theorists who have been asked to reflect on the relationship between movements and processes of social, political, and cultural change.

In this sociological work, Doug McAdam presents a political-process model that explains the rise and decline of the black protest movement in the United States. Moving from theoretical concerns to empirical analysis, he focuses on the crucial role of three institutions that foster protest: black churches, black colleges and Southern chapters of the NAACP. He concludes that political opportunities, a heightened sense of political efficacy, and the development of these three institutions played a central role in shaping the civil rights movement. In his introduction, McAdam revisits the civil rights struggle in light of recent scholarship on social movement origins and collective action.

What can the great crises of the past teach us about contemporary revolutions? Arguing from an exciting and original perspective, Goldstone suggests that great revolutions were the product of 'ecological crises' that occurred when inflexible political, economic, and social institutions were overwhelmed by the cumulative pressure of population growth on limited available resources. Moreover, he contends that the causes of the great revolutions of Europe--the English and French revolutions--were similar to those of the great rebellions of Asia, which shattered dynasties in Ottoman Turkey, China, and Japan. The author observes that revolutions and rebellions have more often produced a crushing state orthodoxy than liberal institutions, leading to the conclusion that perhaps it is vain to expect revolution to bring democracy and economic progress. Instead, contends Goldstone, the path to these goals must begin with respect for individual liberty rather than authoritarian movements of 'national liberation.' Arguing that the threat of revolution is still with us, Goldstone urges us to heed the lessons of the past. He sees in the United States a repetition of the behavior patterns that have led to internal decay and international decline in the past, a situation calling for new leadership and careful attention to the balance between our consumption and our resources. Meticulously researched, forcefully argued, and strikingly original, Revolutions and Rebellions in the Early Modern World is a tour de force by a brilliant young scholar. It is a book that will surely engender much discussion and debate.

Although he is generally recognized as one of the leading analysts of contemporary social movements, few of Alberto Melucci’s writings have been published in English. Nomads of the Present makes available for the first time in English a coherent and representative sample of Melucci’s most important essays. This synthesis of his work on social movements is no mere collection of previously published essays: each chapter draws on the author’s work in several different places. Of the thirteen interrelated essays in this volume, only five have been published elsewhere in English. The book also features an interview with Alberto Melucci conducted by John Keane and Paul Mier.
Contents
1. Contemporary Social Movements (from "Social Movements in the 1980s," "The New Social Movements," and "Ten Hypotheses")
2. Towards a Theory of Collective Action (from "Getting Involved: Identity and Mobilization In Social Movements")
3. Identity and Collective Action (from "L'invenzione del presente")
4. Social Movements and Social Change (from "Movimenti di rivolta," "Lotte sociali e mutamento," and "L'invenzione del presente")
5. New Social Movements? (from "An End to Social Movements?," "The Symbolic Challenge of Contemporary Movements," and "Is There Anything New in New Social Movements?")
6. Individual Needs and System Constraints in Complex Societies (from "L'invenzione del presente" and "Altri codici")
7. The Invention of the Present (from "L'invenzione del presente" and "Altri codici")
8. The Symbolic Challenge: Culture or Politics? (from "Nazioni senza Stato," "Altri codici," and "The Symbolic Challenge of Contemporary Movements")
9. New Cultural Codes in Everyday Life (from "Everyday Life and Collective Action" and "Corpi estranei")
10. Movements as Messages (from "Altri codici" and "Sistema politico, partiti e movimenti sociali")
11. Action and Consciousness: Methods for the Analysis of Contemporary Movements (from "Altri codici")
12. Movements and the Political System (from "New Movements, Terrorism and the Political System" and "L'invenzione del presente")
13. The Democratization of Everyday Life (from "Social Movements and the Democratization of Everyday Life")
14. Social Movements in Complex Societies: An Interview with Alberto Melucci

人們或許用成見或刻板印象概括他們眼裡的社會運動，然而社會運動卻不僅止於激情的身體和聲嘶的叫囂；它們背後蘊藏了豐沃的生命與故事，將曾經孤獨的理念群聚，形成了一波波的力量，在一次又一次的衝撞當中，載著整個社會緩緩向前。
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《運動作為整個社會自我教習》〈Movements as Societal Self-Pedagogy〉摘選出十數篇文章，帶我們閱讀社會運動的人與事、讓我們進入參與者的生命經驗，反思「我」存在於社會的位置。

《社会运动(1768-2004)》展现了当前世界范围内的社会运动正在如何变化——涵盖了新技术和全球化的影响，磨砺了人们对于上述影响是否为“新”以及怎样为“新”的认识；追溯了社会运动的创建与演进历程，伴之以对社会运动何以丧失活力的检讨；探索了诸如“民主化何以真正发生？”等根本性的问题；考察了社会运动与身份、公民权及资本的关系，并对社会运动能否生存于威杈主义国家进行了思考。

This book tackles fundamental questions about the nature of personal, political, and national identities and their linkage to big events revolutions, social movements, democratization, and other processes of political and social change. Tilly focuses on the role of stories, as means of creating personal identity, but also as explanations, true or false, of political tensions and realities. He writes with the immediacy of a journalist, but the profound insight of a great theorist.

本书从一个独特的视角考察近代中国国家与民众关系的塑造和转变。纸烟从晚清传入中国以后，就迅速成为流行，到了抗战前夕，已经遍布全国城乡各地，直到现在，中国已经成了纸烟最大的生产国和消费国。然而，近代中国的不吸纸烟运动却鲜为人知，几乎湮没在历史的尘埃里。作者从报纸、档案、回忆录等材料中辑录出史料，重构了晚清到民国时期三次不吸纸烟运动的来龙去脉，并详述了这三次运动的言论、组织和开展过程，将其与更大的历史背景联系起来，以小见大，从局部考察整体，最后着眼于近代中国精英和政府对民众日常生活的定义和塑造。本书虽然从不吸纸烟运动出发，却没有被这一主题限制住，而是以此为线索，将政治动员、国民教育、日常生活规训、卫生观念的演进、烟草业经济发展、政府税收管理、中央地方关系、民族主义思潮等方面有机地结合在一起，体现了历史的复杂性和丰富性。

This book is a wide-ranging, radical and highly innovative critique of the prevailing orthodoxies within industrial relations and human resource management. It contains a detailed examination of the evolution of industrial relations arguing that the area is often under-theorised and influenced by the policy agenda of the state or employers.</P>

以气为研究视角，是为了克服在抗争政治研究中理性与情感、权利与道义之间的对立。如前所述，理性论与情感论、权利论与道义论各有所偏，每一种视角都可以解释复杂的抗争政治的某一面向，但又难以将对方的视角排斥在外。究其实，人本身就是理性与情感兼备、时而为利益所驱时而为道义所激的复杂动物，更何况，群体行动更增加了事情的复杂性。因此，我们需要一种综合的视角。而在理性论、利益论独据中国当代农村抗争政治研究舞台的情况下，更亟待纠偏。气介乎两者之间，又偏情感和道义一维，是推进该领域研究的一个恰切的概念。

该书的思想是针对忽略个人主体性“古典社会学”范式的困境提出的。图海纳在本书中试图以行动者及社会运动的概念，重新引入主体。作者认为，在我们当前所处的后工业社会中，个人作用于社会和历史的方式主要是通过社会运动来实现的；而又个人运动出发构成的社会运动，可以创造出新的社会形态。
作者阿兰·图海纳是法国当代最主要的社会学家之一。1925年出生，现任教于法国高等社会科学院。对工业社会学、行动社会学和后工业社会研究具有重要影响和杰出贡献。

本书旨在对以下中心议题作出回答：政权的变化和变异是如何对集体诉求的伸张形式——斗争政治——产生影响的？作者从历史与现实的斗争事件中撷取了大量的案例——从17世纪法国的袭击军队事件到20世纪秘鲁的政治转型、南非的反种族隔离运动、卢旺达的种族屠杀，直至21世纪的恐怖活动、集体暴力、内战和跨国社会运动——并结合其有关政权之政府权能与民主程度的类型学划分，向读者展现了近两百年来世界范围内的斗争政治变迁及其与政权发展之间复杂动态的因果关联。

Review
"It's hard to imagine how this volume could be improved. The organizing framework is terrific and the cast of characters is a virtual 'who's who' of social movement scholars. All in all, a wonderful addition to the bookshelf of any social movement analyst." Doug McAdam, Stanford University "A comprehensive survey of the current state of the art in Social Movement Studies, and launch pad for future work. Indispensible." Colin Barker, Manchester Metropolitan University
“It’s hard to imagine how this volume could be improved. The organizing framework is terrific and the cast of characters is a virtual ‘who’s who’ of social movement scholars. All in all, a wonderful addition to the bookshelf of any social movement analyst.”
Doug McAdam, Stanford University <!--end-->
“A comprehensive survey of the current state of the art in Social Movement Studies, and launch pad for future work. Indispensible.”
Colin Barker, Manchester Metropolitan University
Product Description
The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements is a compilation of original, state-of-the-art essays by internationally recognized scholars. Covering a diverse range of topics in the field of social movement studies, this volume offers an illuminating guide to understanding the dynamics and operation of social movements within the modern, global world.
The abundance of social movement activity throughout the world, both violent and nonviolent, has made the study of social movements a valuable resource for helping students and scholars to engage and understand their own social world. Issues covered in this one volume include: historical, political, and cultural contexts; leadership; organizational dynamics; social networks and participation; consequences and outcomes; and synthetic overviews of major social movements, including labor, anti-war, women’s, religious, ethnic and national, and environmental movements.
This outstanding resource offers the most comprehensive discussion of social movements available.