029 - Section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements. Comparative and Cross National Social Movement Research
Sat, August 12, 8:30 to 10:10am, Palais des congrès de Montréal, Floor: Level 5, 513BSession Submission Type: Paper Session 100min
Description
This session brings together papers that
demonstrate the theoretical and empirical insights that can be gained through comparative social
movement research. Comparisons include multiple movements as well as movements in different political contexts.
Sub Unit
Individual Presentations
Asserting Land Rights: Rural Land Struggles in India and Brazil - Kurt Schock, Rutgers University
How National Opportunities Shape Online Discontent: Comparing Right-wing Oopulist Facebook pages in Western Europe - Ofra Klein, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Jasper Muis, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mobilization for Rebellion and Relief: A Comparative Study of Immigrant Transnational Activism during the Arab Spring - Dana M. Moss, University of Pittsburgh
Political Institutions and Medical Alliances in Abortion Rights Movements - Drew Halfmann, University of California-Davis
Repertoires of Resistance and Repression in the Authoritarian Governance Arena - Hank Johnston, San Diego State University