Despite extensive theoretical debates over the utility of "political opportunities" as an explanation for the rise and success of social movements, there have been surprisingly few serious empirical tests. Contention in Context provides the most extensive effort to date to test the model, analyzing a range of important cases of revolutions and protest movements to identify the role of political opportunities in the rise of political contention. With evidence from more than fifty cases, this book explores the role of the state in protest, the frequent overemphasis on political opportunities in recent research, and the extent to which opportunity models ignore the cultural and emotional triggers for collective action. By examining new directions in the study of protest and contention, this book shows that although political opportunities can help explain the emergence of certain kinds of movements, a new strategic language can ultimately tell us far more.
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James M. Jasper onderzoekt de ingewikkelde relatie tussen cultuur en politiek, met een bijzondere focus op de emotionele en sociale dynamiek van protestbewegingen. Zijn werk duikt in de manier waarop emoties en de relaties tussen protestanten en hun doelwitten politieke actie en maatschappelijke verandering vormgeven. Jaspers analyse biedt diepgaande inzichten in het complexe samenspel tussen individuele gevoelens en collectief gedrag binnen de politieke arena.
Nuclear Politics
Energy and the State in the United States, Sweden, and France
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Why did nuclear energy policies in France, Sweden, and the United States diverge so significantly after the oil crisis of 1973 and 1974, despite their similarities at the time? James Jasper addresses this question by challenging the prevalent political explanations that focus solely on political and economic structures. He introduces a cultural and state-centered approach that considers structural factors alongside cultural meanings, individual biographies, and elite discretion. Jasper examines the period from the commercialization of light-water-reactor technology in the early 1960s to the present, detailing the post-1973 developments: France expanded its reactor construction, the U.S. canceled many reactor orders, and Sweden completed its planned nuclear plants but opted to phase out nuclear energy by 2010. This analysis is informed by one hundred interviews with managers, policymakers, and activists across the three nations. By offering a unique theoretical perspective and an in-depth look at nuclear policy over an extended historical period, this work enhances our understanding of the varied trajectories of nuclear energy in these countries. Originally published in 1990, this title is now available again through the Princeton Legacy Library, which aims to increase access to important scholarly works.