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Democracy in the making : how activist groups form /

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Kathleen M. Blee provides an in-depth look at modern grassroots activism, and reveals its simultaneous power and fragility. In the process, she examines the struggle between democratic vision and strategic reality that shapes each organisation's trajectory and determines its ultimate success or...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blee, Kathleen M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Series:Oxford studies in culture & politics.
Subjects:
Social movements > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh > History > 21st century.
Social change > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Democracy > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh.
Mouvements sociaux > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh > Histoire > 21e siècle.
Démocratie locale > Pennsylvanie > Pittsburgh.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Democracy
Social change
Social movements
Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh
Soziale Bewegung.
Demokratie.
Pittsburgh.
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Changement social.
Mouvements sociaux.
Militantisme > États-Unis > Pennsylvanie (États-Unis)
2000-2099
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Making democracy
  • Theorizing the emergence of activism
  • Who belongs?
  • What's the problem?
  • How should we treat each other?
  • Lessons.