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The theory and practice of social movements come together in strategy-whether, why, and how people can realize their visions of another world by acting together. Strategies for Social Changeoffers a concise definition of strategy and a framework for differentiating between strategies. Specific chapters address microlevel decision-making processes and creativity, coalition building in Northern Ireland, nonviolent strategies for challenging repressive regimes, identity politics, GLBT rights, the Christian right in Canada and the United States, land struggles in Brazil and India, movement-media publicity, and corporate social movement organizations. Contributors: Jessica Ayo Alabi, Orange Coast College; Kenneth T. Andrews, U of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Anna-Liisa Aunio, U of Montreal; Linda Blozie; Tina Fetner, McMaster U; James M. Jasper, CUNY; Karen Jeffreys; David S. Meyer, U of California, Irvine; Sharon Erickson Nepstad, U of New Mexico; Francesca Polletta, U of California, Irvine; Belinda Robnett, U of California, Irvine; Charlotte Ryan, U of MassachusettsLowell; Carrie Sanders, Wilfrid Laurier U; Kurt Schock, Rutgers U; Jackie Smith, U of Pittsburgh; Suzanne Staggenborg, U of Pittsburgh; Stellan Vinthagen, U West, Sweden; Nancy Whittier, Smith College.

Gregory M. Maney is professor of sociology at Hofstra University. Rachel V. Kutz-Flamenbaum is assistant professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. Deana A. Rohlinger is associate professor of sociology at Florida State University. Jeff Goodwin is professor of sociology at New York University.

Preface	p. ix
An Introduction to Strategies for Social Change	p. xi
Conceptual Foundations and Agendas
Thinking about Strategy	p. 3
Choice Points, Emotional Batteries, and Other Ways to Find Strategic Agency at the Microlevel	p. 23
Three Mechanisms by Which Culture Shapes Movement Strategy: Repertoires, Institutional Norms, and Metonymy	p. 43
Activist Engagement and Movement-Relevant Research
Raising Public Awareness of Domestic Violence: Strategic Communication and Movement Building	p. 61
Mobilizing the Generation Gap: Transnational Coalitions and Insider/Outsider Strategy in the Climate Action Network	p. 93
Local Strategies for Global Change: Working for Human Rights and Economic Empowerment in the Midwest	p. 120
Formation and Development of Strategy
The Politics of Coming Out: Visibility and Identity in Activism against Child Sexual Abuse	p. 145
Agreeing for Different Reasons: Ideology, Strategic Differences, and Coalition Dynamics in the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement	p. 170
Marketing for Justice: Corporate Social Movement Organizations	p. 197
Strategy and the Consequences of Movements
Land Struggles in the Global South: Strategic Innovations in Brazil and India	p. 221
Similar Strategies, Different Outcomes: Institutional Histories of the Christian Right of Canada and of the United States	p. 245
Strategic Choices in Cross-National Movements: A Comparison of the Swedish and British Plowshares Movements	p. 263
Conclusion: Conceptualizing Strategy in an Interactive Processional Model	p. 285
Contributors	p. 301
Index	p. 305
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Strategies for Social Change

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