Emotions and Social Movements (Routledge Advances in Sociology) - Softcover

Flam, Helena; King, Debra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415481872 ISBN 13: 9780415481878

Publisher: Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

Most research on social movements has ignored the significance of emotions. This edited volume seeks to redress this oversight and introduces new research themes and tools to the field of emotions and social movements. Sociologists and political activists around the world will find this volume to be of great interest due to its wide-ranging approach and its unique emphasis on the role of emotion in protest, dissent and social movements.

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About the Author

Helena Flam is is Professor of Professor of Sociology at Leipzig University. In addition to initiating a Network on Emotions with the European Sociological Association, she has held posts at the Max Planck Institute for Social Research and the University of Konstanz.

Debra King is Lecturer in Sociology at Flinders University, Australia. She has served as the learning adviser for Research Education at the University of South Australia and is on the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Sociology.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415481872
• ISBN 13: 9780415481878
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224