Laura Toussaint

The Contemporary US Peace Movement

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

As peace activists have faced government repression and accusations of being unpatriotic since 9/11, this work examines how attempts to control dissent impact the peace movement. It offers an analysis of self-identified peace activists in terms of their demographic characteristics, motivation for activism, and political opportunities.

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Much of the academic literature on peace activism has only explored organizations, leaving the knowledge and experiences of individual activists underexplored. This book addresses this gap and explores issues as activist identity, diversity, and movement participation as well as the challenges, successes, and failures of those struggling for peace.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780415991926
• ISBN-10: 0415991927
• Artikelnr.: 23605887

Autorenporträt

Laura Toussaint received her Ph.D. from the Department of Sociology at American University. She serves on the Editorial Board of Societies Without Borders, the academic journal of Sociologists Without Borders.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Methodology and Demographic Data 3. Participation
Identity
and Social Networks in the Peace Movement 4. The Peace Movement and the Political Opportunity Structure 5. Peace Movement Issues
Diversity
and Mobilization 6. Challenges
Opportunities
and Future Prospects for the Peace Movement 7. Conclusions