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Social movements, political violence, and the state : a comparative analysis of Italy and Germany, Donatella Della Porta

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  • This book presents empirical research on the nature and structure of political violence. While most studies of social movements focus on single-nation studies, Donatella della Porta uses a comparative research design to analyze movements in two countries - Italy and Germany - from the 1960s to the 1990s. Through extensive use of official documents and in-depth interviews, della Porta explains the actors' construction of external political reality. The empirical data are used to build a middle-range theory on political violence that incorporates an analysis of the interactions between social movements and the state at the macro-level, an analysis of the development of radical organizations as entrepreneurs for political violence at the meso-level, and an analysis of the construction of "militant" identities and countercultures at the micro-level
  • By studying the social movement families from within which violence emerges, linking social movements to institutions, and, finally, providing a systematic analysis - firmly grounded in history - of the nature of political violence, the author has created a masterful synthesis that will help secure a place for the study of political violence in the study of systemwide politics
Language
eng
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Extent
xviii, 270 pages
Contents
  • Foreword / Sidney Tarrow
  • 1. Comparative research on political violence
  • 2. Political violence in Italy and Germany: a periodization
  • 3. Violence and the political system: the policing of protest
  • 4. Organizational processes and violence in social movements
  • 5. The logic of underground organizations
  • 6. Patterns of radicalization in political activism
  • 7. Individual commitment in the underground
  • 8. Social movements, political violence, and the state: a conclusion
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9780521029797
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Social movements, political violence, and the state : a comparative analysis of Italy and Germany
Title
Social movements, political violence, and the state
Title remainder
a comparative analysis of Italy and Germany
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Donatella Della Porta
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Subject
Language
eng
Summary
  • This book presents empirical research on the nature and structure of political violence. While most studies of social movements focus on single-nation studies, Donatella della Porta uses a comparative research design to analyze movements in two countries - Italy and Germany - from the 1960s to the 1990s. Through extensive use of official documents and in-depth interviews, della Porta explains the actors' construction of external political reality. The empirical data are used to build a middle-range theory on political violence that incorporates an analysis of the interactions between social movements and the state at the macro-level, an analysis of the development of radical organizations as entrepreneurs for political violence at the meso-level, and an analysis of the construction of "militant" identities and countercultures at the micro-level
  • By studying the social movement families from within which violence emerges, linking social movements to institutions, and, finally, providing a systematic analysis - firmly grounded in history - of the nature of political violence, the author has created a masterful synthesis that will help secure a place for the study of political violence in the study of systemwide politics
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1956-
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Della Porta, Donatella
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HN490.V5
LC item number
D43 1995
Literary form
non fiction
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  • Political violence
  • Political violence
  • Social movements
  • Social movements
  • Politics and government
  • Political violence
  • Social movements
  • Politiek geweld
  • Sociale bewegingen
  • Staat (politicologie)
  • Violence
  • Violence
  • Violence politique
  • Mouvements sociaux
  • Mouvements sociaux
  • Violence politique
  • Protestbewegung
  • Politisches System
  • Gewalt
  • Italy
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Allemagne
  • Italie
  • Deutschland
  • Italien
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Social movements, political violence, and the state : a comparative analysis of Italy and Germany, Donatella Della Porta
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Foreword / Sidney Tarrow -- 1. Comparative research on political violence -- 2. Political violence in Italy and Germany: a periodization -- 3. Violence and the political system: the policing of protest -- 4. Organizational processes and violence in social movements -- 5. The logic of underground organizations -- 6. Patterns of radicalization in political activism -- 7. Individual commitment in the underground -- 8. Social movements, political violence, and the state: a conclusion
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xviii, 270 pages
Isbn
9780521029797
Isbn Type
(paperback)
Lccn
94047636
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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n
Other physical details
illustrations
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  • (OCoLC)31866990
  • (OCoLC)ocm31866990
Label
Social movements, political violence, and the state : a comparative analysis of Italy and Germany, Donatella Della Porta
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Foreword / Sidney Tarrow -- 1. Comparative research on political violence -- 2. Political violence in Italy and Germany: a periodization -- 3. Violence and the political system: the policing of protest -- 4. Organizational processes and violence in social movements -- 5. The logic of underground organizations -- 6. Patterns of radicalization in political activism -- 7. Individual commitment in the underground -- 8. Social movements, political violence, and the state: a conclusion
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xviii, 270 pages
Isbn
9780521029797
Isbn Type
(paperback)
Lccn
94047636
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)31866990
  • (OCoLC)ocm31866990

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