| The Identity Dilemma: Social Movements and Collective Identity Contributor(s): McGarry, Aidan (Editor), Jasper, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1439912513 ISBN-13: 9781439912515 Publisher: Temple University Press OUR PRICE: $81.23 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science |
| Dewey: 305 |
| LCCN: 2014044765 |
| Series: Politics History & Social Chan |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.92 lbs) 238 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Collective identities are politically necessary, or at least useful, as banners for recruiting others and engaging opponents and the state. However, not every member fits or accepts the label in the same way or to the same degree. The Identity Dilemma provides eight diverse case studies of social movements to show the benefits, risks, and tradeoffs when a group develops a strong sense of collective identity. The editors and contributors to this pathbreaking volume examine how collective identities can provide powerful advantages but also generate conflicts. The various chapters help to develop our understanding of collective identity from how strategic identities are developed for protest groups to how stigmatized groups negotiate identity dilemmas. Ultimately, The Identity Dilemma contributes a new strategic approach to understanding social movements that highlights the choices and tensions that groups inevitably face in articulating their ideas and interests. Contributors include: Marian Barnes, Cristina Flesher Fominaya, Umut Korkut, Elzbieta Korolczuk, John Nagle, Clare Saunders, Neil Stammers, Marisa Tramontano, Huub Van Baar, and the editors. |
