The World Says No to War: Demonstrations against the War on Iraq: 33 (Social Movements, Protest and Contention) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816650969 ISBN 13: 9780816650965

Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2010

Synopsis

On February 15, 2003, the largest one-day protest in human history took place as millions of people in hundreds of cities marched in the streets, rallying against the imminent invasion of Iraq. This was activism on an unprecedented scale.

 

The World Says No to War strives to understand who spoke out, why they did, and how so many people were mobilized for a global demonstration. Using surveys collected by researchers from eight countries—Belgium, Britain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States—The World Says No to War analyzes how the new tools of the Internet were combined with more conventional means of mobilization to rally millions, many with little experience in activism, around common goals and against common targets.

 

Contributors: W. Lance Bennett, U of Washington; Michelle Beyeler, U Bern; Christian Breunig, U of Toronto; Mario Diani, U of Trento; Terri E. Givens, U of Texas, Austin; Bert Klandermans, Free U Amsterdam; Donatella della Porta, European U Institute; Wolfgang Rüdig, U of Strathclyde; Sidney Tarrow, Cornell U; Peter Van Aelst, U of Antwerp.

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About the Author

Stefaan Walgrave is professor of political science at the University of Antwerp.

Dieter Rucht is professor of sociology at the Social Science Research Center in Berlin.

Edition details

• Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816650969
• ISBN 13: 9780816650965
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Walgrave Stefaan, Rucht Dieter