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Direct action, deliberation, and diffusion, collective action after the WTO protests in Seattle, Lesley J. Wood, York University, Ontario

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Direct action, deliberation, and diffusion, collective action after the WTO protests in Seattle, Lesley J. Wood, York University, Ontario

Language

eng

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Direct action, deliberation, and diffusion

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electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

794383804

Responsibility statement

Lesley J. Wood, York University, Ontario

Series statement

Cambridge studies in contentious politicsCambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

collective action after the WTO protests in Seattle

Summary

What are the micro-level interactions and conversations that underlie successful and failed diffusion? By comparing the spread of direct action tactics from the 1999 Global Justice Movement protests against the World Trade Organization in Seattle to grassroots activists in Toronto and New York, Lesley Wood argues that dynamics of deliberation among local activists both aided and blocked diffusion. To analyze the localization of this cycle of protest, the research brings together rich ethnography, interviews, social network analysis and catalogs of protest events. The findings suggest that when diverse activists with different perspectives can discuss innovations in a reflexive, egalitarian manner, they are more likely to make strategic and meaningful choices.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. The Seattle cycle: 1998-2002 -- 3. The Seattle tactics -- 4. The organizations most likely to adopt -- 5. Regimes on repertoires -- 6. Opinion leaders -- 7. Talking 'bout a revolution -- 8. Talking about smashing -- 9. Not like us -- 10. The cops and the courts -- 11. After 9/11: rethinking and reengaging -- 12. Conclusion

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Direct Action, Deliberation, & Diffusion

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