Contentious minds how talk and ties sustain activism / Florence Passy and Gian-Andrea Monsch.

Author/creator Passy, Florence
Other author Monsch, Gian-Andrea.
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Descriptionvi, 352 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
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Abstract "Why does the mind matter for collective action? In Contentious Minds, Florence Passy and Gian-Andrea Monsch explain how cognitive and relational processes allow activists participate in and sustain their commitment to activism. Based on a wide array of survey and interview data with activists engaged in protest, volunteering and unions, they highlight how a commitment community develop shared values, identities, and meanings through interaction. The interplay of talk and ties enables stories and meanings to be constructed and exchanged, conveys worldviews and intentions that are modified through ongoing conversations, and reinforces and maintains commitment over time. Passy and Monsch's ambitious work brings the mind and culture back into the study of social movements and highlights the crucial role social networks play in constructing the communities and shared values that sustain commitment."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 319-335) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020288903
ISBN0190078022 (paperback)
ISBN9780190078027 (paperback)
ISBN9780190078010 (hardcover)
ISBN0190078014 (hardcover)

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