407 - Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements Invited Session. Whither Social Movement Theory?

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Description

Marx proposed that history is the history of class struggle. Following the Civil Rights Movement, 2nd Wave Feminism, and the global upheavals of the 1960s, social movement theorists sought to account for a much broader range of struggles against oppression. The major social movement theories of the late 20th century have proven highly generative, but their limitations have become increasingly evident. This panel discussion will examine whether and how social movement theory can meaningfully account for the widely varied struggles against oppression today.

Sub Unit

• Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Session Organizers

• Joshua Bloom, University of Pittsburgh

• Steven M. Buechler, Minnesota State University

Presider

• Steven M. Buechler, Minnesota State University

Panelists

• Verta A. Taylor, Univ. of California - Santa Barbara

• Sidney Tarrow, Cornell University

• Jackie Smith, University of Pittsburgh

• James M. Jasper, Graduate Center of the City University of New York

• Rose Brewer, University of Minnesota

• Joshua Bloom, University of Pittsburgh

Discussant

• Jeff Goodwin, New York University