...Rabab El-Mahdi The essay reflects on the study of social movements and contentious politics in the Middle East and North Africa region, especially after the wave of uprisings that started in 2011. It argues that these uprisings have been a watershed in contentious politics, yet they have not been...

...Donatella Della Porta This review is part of Global Perspectives Review Symposium on Dieter Rucht, Social Movements: A Theoretical Approach [email protected] 20 1 2024 24 1 2024 social movements contentious politics social theory This volume can be read...

...Kathleen Blee Dieter Rucht sets out a theoretically oriented discussion of social movements. His intent is not to develop a full-blown theory of social movements but rather to establish the sociological theoretical groundwork that can shape a more fruitful approach to understanding social movements...

... democracy social movements social transformation Four reviews addressing our book, Degenerations of Democracy , point clearly to ways democracy may be advanced. Each pushes further in a direction we anticipated but did not fully elaborate. Jan Zielonka emphasizes how much contemporary life...

... this treatment plan is likely to be. In sum, our physicians don’t believe that democracy can be regenerated just by tinkering with existing American institutional structures. Hence, they pin their faith on social movements that operate outside of these structures. It seems to me that this argument overstates...