Players and Arenas: The Interactive Dynamics of Protest

Open Access Published by Amsterdam University Press 2015

Players and Arenas

The Interactive Dynamics of Protest

Edited by: Jan Willem Duyvendak and James Jasper

Volume 1 in the series Protest and Social Movements

https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048524235

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Contents

About this book

This compelling study bridges the gap between structural and cultural theories by placing protestors and other players with whom they interact in the context of structured arenas.

Author / Editor information

Duyvendak Jan Willem :

Jan Willem Duyvendak is sociologist at the University of Amsterdam. He has written a number of books on recent social movements, and is the co-editor of AUP's new book series, Protest and Social Movements.Jasper James :

James M. Jasper is a sociologist at the CUNY Graduate Center. He has each written a number of books on recent social movements, and is the co-editor of AUP's book series, Protest and Social Movements.

Reviews

"Players and Arenas: The Interactive Dynamics of Protest is an important milestone for the ongoing interactionist insurgency in social movement studies."
- Benjamin Lamb-Books, Contemporary Sociology

Topics

Frontmatter Open Access Download PDF	1
Contents Open Access Download PDF	7
Introduction. Playing the Game James M. Jasper Open Access Download PDF	9
Part 1. Insiders and supporters
1. Movement Factions. Players and Processes Francesca Polletta and Kelsy Kretschmer Open Access Download PDF	35
2. Fractal Arenas. Dilemmas of Style and Strategy in a Brazilian Student Congress Ann Mische Open Access Download PDF	55
3. Beyond Channeling and Professionalization. Foundations as Strategic Players in Social Movements Edward T. Walker Open Access Download PDF	79
4. Mind the Gap! Strategic Interaction during Summit Protests Christian Scholl Open Access Download PDF	97
Part 2. Market players
5. Corporations as Players and Arenas Philip Balsiger Open Access Download PDF	119
6. Professions, Social Movements, and the Sovereign Corporation Frank Dobbin and Jiwook Jung Open Access Download PDF	141
7. The Double Game of Unions and the Labor Movement Ruth Milkman Open Access Download PDF	169
Part 3. Experts, intellectuals, and media
8. Giving Voice. The Ambivalent Roles of Specific Intellectuals in Immigrant and LGBT Movements Walter Nicholls and Justus Uitermark Open Access Download PDF	189
9. Playing with Fire. Flame-Retardant Activists and Policy Arenas Alissa Cordner, Phil Brown and Margaret Mulcahy Open Access Download PDF	211
10. Put Me in, Coach? Referee? Owner? Security? Why the News Media Rarely Cover Movements as Political Players Edwin Amenta, Neal Caren and Amber Celina Tierney Open Access Download PDF	229
11. When and Why Religious Groups Become Political Players. The Pro-Life Movement in Nicaragua Silke Heumann and Jan Willem Duyvendak Open Access Download PDF	251
12. What the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street Illuminate about Bystander Publics as Proto-Players Hahrie Han and Dara Z. Strolovitch Open Access Download PDF	275
Conclusion Patterned Fluidity: An Interactionist Perspective as a Tool for Exploring Contentious Politics Jan Willem Duyvendak and Olivier Fillieule Open Access Download PDF	295
Contributors Open Access Download PDF	319
Index Open Access Download PDF	323

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Language: English
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 318
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 6
- Coloured Illustrations: 8
- Other: 8 color plates, 6 halftones
Keywords: Protest; social movements; strategy; social interaction; players; arenas

eBook

Published: July 24, 2015
ISBN: 9789048524235