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Meeting democracy : power and deliberation in global justice movements
- Title
- Meeting democracy : power and deliberation in global justice movements / edited by Donatella Della Porta and Dieter Rucht.
- Publication
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013, ©2013.
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- Description
- xiii, 273 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "The concepts of power and democracy have been extensively studied at global, national and local levels and within institutions including states, international organizations and political parties. However, the interplay of those concepts within social movements is given far less attention. Studies have so far mainly focused on protest activities rather than the internal practices of deliberation and democratic decision-making. Meeting Democracy presents empirical research which examines in detail how power is distributed and how consensus is reached in twelve Global Justice Movement groups, with detailed observations of how they operate in France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. Written by leading political scientists and sociologists, this work contributes significantly to the wider literature on power and deliberative democracy within political science and sociology"--
- "Meeting Democracy The concepts of power and democracy have been extensively studied at the global, national and local levels and within institutions including states, international organizations and political parties. However, the interplay of those concepts within social movements is given far lesser attention. Studies have so far mainly focused on their protest activities rather than the internal practices of deliberation and democratic decision-making. Meeting Democracy presents empirical research which examines in detail how power is distributed and how consensus is reached in twelve Global Justice Movement organizations, with detailed observations of how they operate in France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. "--
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Power and democracy in social movements: an introduction / Donatella della Porta and Dieter Rucht -- 2. A methodology to study democracy and power in group meetings / Christoph Haug, Dieter Rucht and Simon Teune -- 3. Types and patterns of intragroup controversies / Dieter Rucht -- 4. Patterns of participation / Clare Saunders and Christopher Rootes -- 5. Power and arguments in global justice movement settings / Massimiliano Andretta -- 6. Emotions in movement / Donatella della Porta and Marco Giugni -- 7. Quality of deliberation: a multilevel analysis / Marco Giugni and Alessandro Nai -- 8. Structurelessness: an evil or asset? A case study / Christoph Haug and Dieter Rucht -- 9. Power and democracy: concluding remarks / Donatella della Porta and Dieter Rucht.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-1150
- ISBN
- 9781107028302 (hardback)
- 1107028302 (hardback)
- LCCN
- 2012007517
- OCLC
- 781555983
- Title
- Meeting democracy : power and deliberation in global justice movements / edited by Donatella Della Porta and Dieter Rucht.
- Imprint
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013, ©2013.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Added Author
- Della Porta, Donatella, 1956-Rucht, Dieter.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-1150