Methods of Social Movement Research Bert Klandermans and Suzanne Staggenborg, editors Table of Contents		$30.00 paper ISBN: 0-8166-3595-1 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-3595-5 $90.00 cloth ISBN: 0-8166-3594-3 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-3594-8
The definitive guide to conducting research in this dynamic field. Citing the critical importance of empirical work to social movement research, the editors of this volume have put together the first systematic overview of the major methods used by social movement theorists. Original chapters cover the range of techniques: surveys, formal models, discourse analysis, in-depth interviews, participant observation, case studies, network analysis, historical methods, protest event analysis, macro-organizational analysis, and comparative politics. Each chapter includes a methodological discussion, examples of studies employing the method, an examination of its strengths and weaknesses, and practical guidelines for its application. “This outstanding collection delivers more than the modest title suggest, combing a comprehensive, critical, in-depth examination of key research methods with a careful consideration of the integral, reciprocal relationship between methods and theory. The authors bring to their chapters a deep understanding of their particular methodological and theoretical specialties, and a wider concern for the development of social movement theory and research. They also reflect thoughtfully on the strengths and limitations of particular methods. Methods of Social Movement Research is a major contribution to the field. It should be useful in undergraduate and graduate course on social movements, serving as an overview of methods and theory building, as a menu of methodological approaches to consider in pursuing specific projects, and as a first step toward learning specific methods. It should also be useful to established scholars, promoting understanding and enabling them to critically and sensitively evaluate one another’s work.” —Mobilization “Methods of Social Movement Research is quite a comprehensive compenidum of methodological approaches used by social movement researchers. It also provides an overview of blending methods and developing theories in social movement research. It does a fine job of summarizing research methods used by social movement researchers.” —Social Forces “An invaluable resource.” —Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology Contributors: Kathleen M. Blee, Elisabeth S. Clemens, Donatella della Porta, Mario Diani, Martin D. Hughes, Hank Johnston, Ruud Koopmans, Paul Lichterman, Debra C. Minkoff, Daniel J. Myers, Pamela E. Oliver, Dieter Rucht, Jackie Smith, David A. Snow, Sidney Tarrow, Verta Taylor, Danny Trom. Bert Klandermans is professor of applied social psychology at Free University, Amsterdam. Suzanne Staggenborg is professor of sociology at McGill University, Montreal. 408 pages | 9 graphs, 8 tables | 5 7/8 x 9 | 2002 Social Movements, Protest, and Contention Series, volume 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Introduction Methods of Social Movement Research: From Micro to Macro 1. Survey Research: A Case for Comparative Designs Bert Klandermans and Jackie Smith 2. Formal Models in Studying Collective Action and Social Movements Pamela E. Oliver and Daniel J. Myers 3. Verification and Proof in Frame and Discourse Analysis Hank Johnston 4. Semi-Structured Interviewing in Social Movement Research Kathleen M. Blee and Verta Taylor 5. Seeing Structure Happen: Theory-Driven Participant Observation Paul Lichterman 6. The Case Study and the Study of Social Movements David A. Snow and Danny Trom 7. Network Analysis Mario Diani 8. Recovering Past Protest: Historical Research on Social Movements Elisabeth S. Clemens and Martin D. Hughes 9. Protest Event Analysis Ruud Koopmans and Dieter Rucht 10. Macro-Organizational Analysis Debra C. Minkoff 11. Comparative Politics and Social Movements Donatella della Porta Conclusion: Blending Methods and Building Theories in Social Movement Research Bert Klandermans, Suzanne Staggenborg, and Sidney Tarrow Contributors Index