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The Sociology of Political Crisis explores political mobilization as an extension of the resource mobilization perspective on social movements. The emphasis on "desectorisation" in explaining how movements mobilize into full blown political crises and potential agents of social change provides a timely theoretical insight into contemporary culture.

In part a critique of social constructionism, this book points to a generalized overemphasis on non-material aspects of political mobilization. Michel Dobry's analytical style in the pursuit of "Fluid Conjunctures" develops a considerably sophisticated approach to social process. This first translation of a classic work in political sociology freely moves in and out of philosophical currents in a sophisticated and extremely timely way.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Preface to the English Edition

Chapter 1: The Continuity Hypothesis
Chapter 2: Three Illusions in the Study of Political Crises
Chapter 3: Complexity and the Plasticity of Structures
Chapter 4: Fluid Conjunctures
Chapter 5: Extended Interdependence
Chapter 6: Some Typical Emergent Effects
Chapter 7: Regression Towards Habitus
Chapter 8: Political Crises and Delegitimation Processes

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Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published 20 Feb 2025
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 272
ISBN 9781350373327
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 20 bw illus
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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Author

Michel Dobry

Michel Dobry is a French political scientist. He i…

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