Conform, Fail, Repeat : : How Power Distorts Collective Action.

Current social movements such as Black Lives Matter, Idle No More, and the growing anti-Trump movement face intense pressure to either conform or fail. Pierre Bourdieu's theory offers tools for tracking and avoiding such pitfalls.

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Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : Between the Lines,, 2017.
Ã2017.
Year of Publication:2017
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (170 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Power and Struggle
  • 2 Critical Theory and Social Movement Research
  • 3 Conformity and Failure
  • 4 Collective Identity and Symbolic Power
  • 5 Tactic and Antinomy
  • 6 Suffering and Justice
  • 7 New Stakes and New Strategies
  • 8 Resistance and Democracy
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Back Cover.