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

 
9789089647597: Breaking Down the State: Protestors Engaged (Protest and Social Movements)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9089647597 ISBN 13: 9789089647597
Publisher: Routledge, 2015

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.'.

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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 state“from 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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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 state from 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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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9089647597
ISBN 13 
9789089647597
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
246
Editor
Duyvendak Jan Willem, Jasper James

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