Overview

Full Product Details

9781409442226

Table of Contents

Reviews

'This fine collection provides a differentiated and nuanced picture of social movements in post-communist Central and Eastern Europe, convincingly stressing the great variation in their goals, structures, and strategies that can only be understood when taking into account their specific contexts. It offers rich insights into recent processes of political mobilization in post-communist societies and provides strong arguments for embedding the study of social movements into a broader look at civil society and the role of the state.'Dieter Rucht, Social Science Research Center Berlin, Germany'Using case studies from several post-communist European countries, this fascinating anthology updates our understanding of the functioning of civil society organizations. The eclectic collection challenges the reader to think differently about social movements, focusing on the impact of differing political contexts, organizational structures, and types and levels of funding on the legitimacy, scope, strategies, and viability of post-communist NGOs.' Alena Heitlinger, Trent University, Ontario, Canada

This edited volume brings together scholars interested in social movements, political participation, and civil society in Eastern Europe. The book's overarching objective is to situate Eastern European social movement mobilization, which takes place in particular institutional, normative, and cultural contexts, within existing theoretical frameworks... Beyond NGO-ization raises important empirical and theoretical questions about the ways in which scholars and activists understand movement emergence and dynamics and is an important contribution for students and scholars of political sociology and social movements. - David Pettinicchio, University of Oxford A strength of Beyond NGO-ization is that its core analytical themes, expertly argued by the editors (NGO-ization, civil society weakness/strength, and communist legacies), consistently frame each empirical study, while the chapter authors skillfully engage with distinct social movement research streams that focus on framing (e.g., adapting to the discourse of neoliberalism), political opportunity structures (e.g., elections and policy mechanisms), and resource mobilization (e.g., tax donations and cultural resources). Therefore, the volume will be stimulating reading even for students of social movements without an interest in Eastern Europe... This book, one of the finest editorial products, will be of particular appeal to students of nonprofits, social movements, and social change. - Erzsebet Fazekas, University at Albany, SUNY, Contemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews

Author Information

Kerstin Jacobsson is Professor of Sociology at Sodertorn University, Sweden. Steven Saxonberg is Professor of Sociology at Masaryk University, Czech Republic. Kerstin Jacobsson, Steven Saxonberg, Renata E. Hryciuk, Elzbieta Korolczuk, Katalin Fabian, Conor O'Dwyer, Ondrej Cisar, Nikolay Zakharov, Aleh Invanou, Adam Fagan, Indraneel Sircar, Philipp Kuntz.

Tab Content 6

Countries Available