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"Networks of Outrage and Hope is an exploration of the new forms of social movements and protests that are erupting in the world today, from the Arab uprisings to the indignadas movement in Spain, from the Occupy Wall Street movement to the social protests in Turkey, Brazil and elsewhere. While these and similar social movements differ in many important ways, there is one thing they share in common: they are all interwoven inextricably with the creation of autonomous communication networks supported by the Internet and wireless communication. In this new edition of his timely and important book, Manuel Castells examines the social, cultural and political roots of these new social movements, studies their innovative forms of self-organization, assesses the precise role of technology in the dynamics of the movements, suggests the reasons for the support they have found in large segments of society, and probes their capacity to induce political change by influencing people's minds. Two new chapters bring the analysis up-to-date and draw out the implications of these social movements and protests for understanding the new forms of social change and political democracy in the global network society."

A discussion of changes in the contemporary Australian labor movement, particularly current attempts to centralize trade union leadership & involve unions in tripartite formulation of economic policy as a strategy of economic modernization as advocated in a recent statement of union priorities Australia Reconstructed (ACTV/TDC, Canberra: AGPS, 1987). The work of Alain Touraine (eg, The Voice and the Eye, New York: Cambridge U Press, 1981) is used to argue that the Australian labor movement is in a process of transition from a social movement to a political actor, a change that must be analyzed in the context of a crisis of traditional unionism & a declining representativity of the political system. An alternative account of economic modernization is offered, arguing that economic patterns are the product of social movements, & that the current economic crisis can be interpreted in terms of the exhaustion of both the labor movement & the industrializing class. It is opined that new social demands & conflicts are a precondition for the emergence of new forms of economic development. Tripartite modernization is unlikely to succeed to the extent that it narrows the political & marginalizes new social demands & actors. AA

Social Movements in Development, edited by Staffan Lindberg and Arni Sverrisson, is reviewed.

The goal of this research is to explore the opportunities brought about by the use of new media in urban protests. Specifically, it investigates the use of the Internet in modern protest movements that failed to bring about the changes they sought, using Bahrain as a case study. The focus is put on urban movements that continue revolutionary activism off- and online in the sixth year after the failure of the Bahraini uprising. This research assesses the need to maintain an online presence for these cities and explains the goals of their online presence. The paper also aims to understand what type of variations exist within these urban movements; and analyzes the interplay between such online manifestations and online censorship. This research is based on the critical discourse analysis of web content and graphic representations produced by Bahraini activists on particular online sites pertaining to each city in question.

There is no dearth of literature on the politics of LGBTQ social movements across the globe. The book under review focuses on the United States of America, dealing with the prolonged and dramatic s...

Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction: living life on their own terms -- Fighting machismo: women on the front line -- Lgbt rights: the rainbow tide -- The student revolution -- Indigenous peoples and the rights of nature -- The hydroelectric threat to the Amazon basin -- Mining and communities -- State violence, policing, and paramilitaries -- Spaces of everyday resistance: the right to the city -- The new journalism: now the people make the news -- Cultural resistance.

Two types of leadership styles in social movements are constructed on the basis of closed or open access to the source of legitimacy. Several predictions about structural consequences of the open or closed access are then made. The types are applied to four cases: the Nazis, the Manson Family, the Millerites and Women's Liberation. The hypotheses are confirmed.

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This contribution assesses the function and use of corporate-run social media, including its efficacy for organizing social movements. An extended critique of Black Lives Matter considers the impact of its social media activities on mitigating racial inequality. Drawing from successful social movements, participatory democracy, mass physical protest, and independence from established political institutions appear as necessary ingredients for constructing social media strategies for social change.

AbstractFunding is critical for social movements. Our understanding of the relationship between social movements and funders has been shaped by broader theories used to understand movement dynamics. This review examines our changing understanding of the role of funding for movements, paying particular attention to the relative costs and benefits of funding from different groups of actors, such as constituents, foundations, governments, and corporations. While these groups provide critical resources to movements, they can also potentially alter movements by channeling them into less contentious actions and more bureaucratized forms. I explore three current debates in the area of social movement funding. First, current work assesses the relationships of funding, particularly how the interactions between funders and funded groups shape the types of actions in which social movements can engage. Second, social movement funding is embedded within a larger context, and current work is attempting to better understand the role of this context by engaging in comparative research. Finally, debates surrounding the rising importance of corporate funding for movements focus on how these new streams of revenue could help (or hinder) social movement activities.