Sidney G. Tarrow Books

Revolutions, social movements, religious and ethnic conflict, nationalism and civil rights, and transnational these forms of contentious politics combine in Charles Tilly's and Sidney Tarrow's Contentious Politics . The book presents a set of analytical tools and procedures for study, comparison, and explanation of these very different sorts of contention. Drawing on many historical and contemporary cases, the book shows that similar principles describe and explain a wide variety of struggles as well as many more routine forms of politics. Tilly and Tarrow have written the book to introduce readers to an exciting new program of political and sociological analysis. To view Power Point slides of the last undergraduate course of Charles Tilly (with Ernesto Castaneda) in Spring 2007, which are related to his Paradigm book with Sidney Tarrow, Contentious Politics , please click here.

Movements and parties have given rise to two largely separates specialties in the social sciences. This Element is an effort to link the two literatures, using evidence from American political development. It identifies five relational mechanisms governing movement/party relations: two of them short term, two intermediate term, and one long-term.

Focusing on the evolution of language, this book explores how social movements, revolutions, and terrorism have shaped communication from the seventeenth century to today. It analyzes the terminology and rhetoric used in various historical contexts, highlighting the interplay between language and social change. Through a detailed examination of significant events and ideologies, the work reveals how language reflects and influences the dynamics of power and resistance throughout history.

Sidney Tarrow charts the rise, dynamics, and decline of social movements as part of political struggle and asks how they advance or regress democracy. This fully updated edition includes new material on the Capitol attack, the growth of populism around the world, and the role of social media.

The book explores the significant growth in the study of social movements, revolutions, and democratization over the last twenty years. It delves into the key theories, methodologies, and case studies that have emerged in this field, highlighting how these phenomena shape societies and influence political change. By examining various movements and their impact on democracy, the author provides insights into the dynamics of collective action and the quest for social justice.

In this book, two titans of social movement scholarship bring together the best current research on the nexus between the local and the global in translating the global justice movement into action at the grass roots, and vice versa. Using recent cases of transnational contention_from the European Social Forum in Florence to the Argentinean human rights movement and British environmentalists, from movement networks in Bristol and Glasgow to the Zapatistas_the original chapters by distinguished scholars presented in this volume adapt current social movement theory to what appears to be a new cycle of protest developing around the globe.

Focusing on the relational aspects of transnationalism, this book explores how everyday actions, such as immigrants sending remittances, gain political significance by connecting individuals across borders. It emphasizes that transnational activism is defined by relationships rather than solely by thought processes. The author investigates the intricate links between local, national, and international politics, highlighting how these connections shape the experiences and identities of ordinary people engaged in transnational activities.

Sidney Tarrow offers a new account of how the interactions between social movements and parties have been transformed throughout American history, also impacting the character and resilience of American democracy. The book is for scholars, students, and lay readers interested in American politics and American history.

Unlike political or economic institutions, social movements have an elusive power, but one that is no less real. This study surveys the history of the social movement, puts forward a theory of collective action to explain its surges and declines, and offers an interpretation of the power of movement that emphasizes its effects on personal lives, policy reforms and political culture. While covering cultural, organizational and personal sources of movements' power, the book emphasizes the rise and fall of social movements as part of political struggle and as the outcome of changes in political opportunity structure. This second edition has an entirely new chapter, major additions to the bibliography, new illustrative materials in many of the chapters and a new conclusion.