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SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND CITIZEN INITIATIVES

The term ‘social movements’ describes the phenomenon of a network based on informal interactions between a plurality of individuals, groups, and/or organizations that share collective identities and engage in political or cultural conflicts. Sociologists have increasingly used the term since the 1960s in light of the rising collective actions and protests on a global scale. While labour and/or socialist movements predominated during the beginning of the 20th century, the post-World War II period saw the emergence of a plethora of different social movements, such as environmental, peace, women’s rights, and anti-racism movements. Social movements are only one form of collective action and are part of a larger ‘civil society’, which includes both social movements and individual citizens. At times, different notions of collective action overlap. Researchers in sociology and political science, among others, believe that social movements and citizens are an important link to democracy and democratisation processes. However, their influence on the democratisation process depends on the nation’s institutional context and the linkages between social movements, political parties, and the ruling elite.

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Della Porta & Diani - Social Movements

Della Porta, D., & Diani, M. (2020). Social Movements. An Introduction. Third edition. Oxford: Wiley Blackwell. ISBN: 978-1-119-16765-5

Klandermans & Roggeband - Handbook of Social Movements Across Disciplines

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Snow, Soule, Kriesi & McCammon - The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Social Movements

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Van Dyke & Taylor - The cultural outcome of social movements

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Rhys Williams - Constructing the public good

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Brunkhorst - Solidarity

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Andrews & Caren - Making the News

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Lahusen & - Solidarity in Europe

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» NEW! » Pascual i Ruiz & Dragojević - Guide to Citizen Participation in Local Cultural Policy Development for European Cities

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» NEW! » Kate DeCiccio - Art as Activism

Kate DeCiccio. Art as Activism. 2017

» NEW! » Community arts: planning and processes

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» NEW! » The power of art in mobilizing social movements

The power of art in mobilizing social movements. 2023

» NEW! » Nicolas Lampert - Art & Nonviolent Social Movements

Nicolas Lampert – Art & Nonviolent Social Movements. 2023

» NEW! » Printmaking for a Social Movement

Printmaking for a Social Movement. 2017

» NEW! » Rosa Santibanez - The Power of Art in Social Movements

Rosa Santibanez – The Power of Art in Social Movements. 2019

» NEW! » Ashton Attzs - The Intersection of Art, Social Movements, Corporations and the Next Generation

Ashton Attzs – The Intersection of Art, Social Movements, Corporations and the Next Generation. 2020

» NEW! » Aleksander Bikbov - New Social Movements Protests in Russia and New Media

Aleksander Bikbov – New Social Movements Protests in Russia and New Media. 2012

» NEW! » Tsaliki - The Construction of European Identity and Citizenship Through Cultural Policy

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» NEW! » Bonet & Négrier - The participative turn in cultural policy

Lluis Bonet, Emmanuel Négrier, The participative turn in cultural policy: Paradigms, models, contexts, Poetics, Volume 66, 2018, Pages 64-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2018.02.006.

» NEW! » Amenta & Polletta - The Cultural Impacts of Social Movements

Edwin Amenta and Francesca Polletta. The Cultural Impacts of Social Movements. Annual Review of Sociology 2019 45:1, 279-299. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-soc-073018-022342