Players and Arenas

Players and Arenas

Players and Arenas brings together a diverse group of experts to examine the interactions between political protestors and the many strategic players they encounter, such as cultural institutions, religious organizations, and the mass media-as well as potential allies, competitors, recruits, and fun...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Jasper, James M (Editor), Duyvendak, Jan Willem, editor (editor), Jasper, James M., 1957- editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press 2014
Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : 2015.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Protest and social movements.
Subjects:
Political participation.
Protest movements.
Social movements > Psychological aspects.
Electronic books.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431124206719
Table of Contents:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Introduction. Playing the Game / Jasper, James M.
  • Part 1. Insiders and supporters
  • 1. Movement Factions. Players and Processes / Polletta, Francesca / Kretschmer, Kelsy
  • 2. Fractal Arenas. Dilemmas of Style and Strategy in a Brazilian Student Congress / Mische, Ann
  • 3. Beyond Channeling and Professionalization. Foundations as Strategic Players in Social Movements / Walker, Edward T.
  • 4. Mind the Gap! Strategic Interaction during Summit Protests / Scholl, Christian
  • Part 2. Market players
  • 5. Corporations as Players and Arenas / Balsiger, Philip
  • 6. Professions, Social Movements, and the Sovereign Corporation / Dobbin, Frank / Jung, Jiwook
  • 7. The Double Game of Unions and the Labor Movement / Milkman, Ruth
  • Part 3. Experts, intellectuals, and media
  • 8. Giving Voice. The Ambivalent Roles of Specific Intellectuals in Immigrant and LGBT Movements / Nicholls, Walter / Uitermark, Justus
  • 9. Playing with Fire. Flame-Retardant Activists and Policy Arenas / Cordner, Alissa / Brown, Phil / Mulcahy, Margaret
  • 10. Put Me in, Coach? Referee? Owner? Security? Why the News Media Rarely Cover Movements as Political Players / Amenta, Edwin / Caren, Neal / Tierney, Amber Celina
  • 11. When and Why Religious Groups Become Political Players. The Pro-Life Movement in Nicaragua / Heumann, Silke / Duyvendak, Jan Willem
  • 12. What the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street Illuminate about Bystander Publics as Proto-Players / Han, Hahrie / Strolovitch, Dara Z.
  • Conclusion Patterned Fluidity: An Interactionist Perspective as a Tool for Exploring Contentious Politics / Duyvendak, Jan Willem / Fillieule, Olivier
  • Contributors
  • Index

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