Social movements are one of the principal social forms through which collectivities give
voice to their grievances and concerns about the rights, welfare, and well-being of …

Are social movement organizations euro-sceptical, euro-pragmatic, or euro-opportunist? Or
do they accept the EU as a new level of governance to place pressure on? Do they provide …

This article provides a “top-down” explanation for the rapid growth of nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) in the postwar period, focusing on two aspects of political …

Moluccan Conflict--The Birth of FKAWJ--For the Defense of the Muslim Umma (Muslim
Community)--The Fatwas on Jihad--Structures of Mobilization--From Apolitical Salafism to …

The time has long since passed that protests and demonstrations wereregarded as the
possible beginning of violent revolutionary ferment. Venting dissatisfaction or making …

Global crises such as rising economic inequality, volatile financial markets, and devastating
climate change illustrate the defects of a global economic order controlled largely by …

Die vergleichende Politikwissenschaft ist eine Teildisziplin der Politikwissenschaft, deren
Selbstverständnis sich durch die vergleichende Methode ergibt. Oftmals ist die …

Recent decades have seen an explosion of transnational networking and activism, but
participation varies widely around the globe. Using negative binomial regression, we …

This chapter discusses the insights yielded by studies examining inter‐and intra‐movement
diffusion, with an eye toward understanding what diffuses, through which channels, and the …

This article studies the 2011 Arab uprisings as social movements for political reform and
regime change. Social media, particularly Facebook and Twitter, are perceived to be playing …