CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: A COMPARATIVE AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS.

FOWERAKER, Joe, Todd Landman.

ISBN 10: 0198292252 / ISBN 13: 9780198292258

Published by Oxford University Press,, Oxford,, 1997

About this Item

First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xxvii, 296. Original publisher's black cloth covered boards with gilt lettering at spine. Black, white and grey DJ. Part of the 'Oxford Studies in Democratization' series, edited by Laurence Whitehead. ISBN: 0198292252 DJ very slightly edgeworn at top, else content clean. Near fine/VG+.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: A COMPARATIVE AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press,, Oxford,
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198292252
• ISBN 13: 9780198292258
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

This text studies the relationship between social movements and citizenship rights. It identifies the main connections made between collective action and individual rights, in theory and history, and tests them in the context of modern authoritarian regimes. It does so by measuring both social mobilization and the presence of rights over time, and by analysing their mutual impact statistically - both within and across national cases. The results create a new perspective on democratic struggles in authoritarian conditions, and on processes of democratic transitions. The selected cases of Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Spain are similar enough to make comparisons possible, and different enough to make them interesting. Measuring mobilization and rights provides a comparative description of their forms and fluctuations, just as the statistical results promote a comparative analysis of their influence and interactions. The study uses statistical techniques, but employs them to illuminate historical processes. In sum, its quantitative methods work to enhance the qualitative inquiry, and together they come to constitute a robust defense of democracy as the direct result of collective struggles for individual rights.

Review

Citizenship Rights and Social Movements is an erudite and provocative study and the findings it presents are complex and extremely interesting. Social Movement Studies Offers interesting insights into the area of social movement research, especially in terms of being a useful source of reference. Regional Studies