Social Movements In A Globalizing World

Makes an attempt to adjust the perspective of the "political process" approach to a world in which political opportunities, mobilizing structures, framing processes and collective action of social movements are no longer confined to national political contexts.

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Presents attempts to adjust the perspective of the "political process" approach to a world in which political opportunities, mobilizing structures, framing processes, and collective action of social movements are no longer confined to national political contexts. Contributors discuss various implications of a globalizing world on the mobilization for collective action within national contexts, as well as the creation of transnational mobilizing structures, collective action for supranational issues, and the mobilization of social movements in the supranational arena. Material originated at a June 1995 conference. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

Donatella della Porta is Professor of Political Science at the University of Florence.

Hanspeter Kriesi is Professor of Political Science at the University of Geneva.

Dieter Rucht is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent.