Description
| Product ID: | 9781108450942 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics |
| Title: | Activists Forever? |
| Subtitle: | Long-Term Impacts of Political Activism |
| Authors: | Author: Erik Neveu, Olivier Fillieule |
| Page Count: | 359 |
| Subjects: | Social research and statistics, Social research & statistics, Political science and theory, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Political science & theory, Demonstrations & protest movements |
| Description: | This collection of essays examines political involvement's socio-biographical effects by drawing on a global range of case studies. It will appeal to social movement scholars as well as scholars of life course sociology in an interactionist perspective. Activists Forever? explores the consequences of political involvement on an individual''s life. While much of the research in this area has focused on the motivations of entire protests groups, the editors of this volume propose an approach that focuses on actors. This book examines political involvement''s socio-biographical effects, or the ways in which political commitment generates or modifies dispositions to act, think, and perceive, in a way that is either consistent with or in contrast to the results of previous socialization. The contents explore what political involvement leads to rather than what causes involvement. Using a variety of case studies, this collection of essays provides global coverage with a focus on participation in major protests in the 1960s and significantly broadens our understanding by looking outside the United States. These essays look at the lasting effects of activists'' knowledge, connections, and symbolic capital on their future participation in politics, as well as their personal and professional lives. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-04-14 |
