Handbook of Social Movements Across Disciplines

by Conny Roggeband (Editor), Bert Klandermans (Editor)

This book aims to revisit the interdisciplinary roots of social movement studies. Each discipline raises its own questions and approaches the subject from a different angle or perspective. The chapters of this handbook are written by internationally renowned scholars representing the various disciplines involved. They each review the approach their sector has developed and discuss their disciplines contributions and insights to the knowledge of social movements. Furthermore, each chapter addresses the "unanswered questions" and discusses the overlaps with other fields as well as reviewing the interdisciplinary advances so far.

334 pages, Hardcover

First published August 2, 2007

Reviews

[CM · Rating 2 out of 5]

Each chapter offers a mini-overview of the scholarly effort in the study of social movements from the perspective of one discipline, which can be sociology, political science, psychology, anthropology, communication, organization, history, and law. Like other edited volume with various contributors, the reading experience is, to say the least, uneven but I'd like to highlight the chapter of history in which the authors combine style, clarity and expertise, in showcasing the academic output of historians and illuminating the key (sociological) concepts of social movements.

As a whole,the book failed to cover the more recent studies on the leaderless movement (but see the organization chapter). The fact that not a single mention on radicalization and populism is present may also mean its use in explaining contemporary events is limited.

[JeanneRoussel · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring