Breaking Down the State: Protestors Engaged (Protest and Social Movements) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1041176376 ISBN 13: 9781041176374

Publisher: Routledge, 2025

Synopsis

In this important book, Jan Willem Duyvendak and James M. Jasper bring together an internationally acclaimed group of contributors to demonstrate the complexities of the social and political spheres in various areas of public policy. By breaking down the state into the players who really make decisions and pursue coherent strategies, these essays provide new perspectives on the interactions between political protestors and the many parts of the statefrom courts, political parties, and legislators to police, armies, and intelligence services. By analyzing politics as the interplay of various players within structured arenas, Breaking Down the State provides an innovative look at law and order versus opposition movements in countries across the globe.

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About the Author

Jan Willem Duyvendak is sociologist at the University of Amsterdam. He has written a number of books on recent social movements
James M. Jasper is a sociologist at the CUNY Graduate Center. He has each written a number of books on recent social movements and both Jan and James are co-authors of book series 'Protest and Social Movements.'.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1041176376
• ISBN 13: 9781041176374
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 246
• Editor: Duyvendak Jan Willem, Jasper James