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Theories of political protest and social movements : a multidisciplinary introduction, critique, and synthesis

Political protest and social movements are ubiquitous phenomena. This book focuses on the current theoretical approaches that aim at explaining them: the theory of collective action, the resource mobilization perspective, political opportunity structure theory, the identity approach, the framing perspective, and the dynamics of contention approach. The book has three objectives: Many basic concepts like political opportunities or identity are not clearly defined. It is further often a matter of interpretation what factors are supposed to affect which phenomena. The first aim is therefore to provide a detailed introduction to and a clear restatement of the theories. Only then is it possible to assess and improve them. For each theory the major strengths and weaknesses are discussed, and various modifications and extensions are suggested. Building on these analysis, it is shown how the theories can be integrated into a single theoretical paradigm: the structural-cognitive model.

Rally the Resistance, Records, 2017 Jan 20.

Includes photographs, video recording, and fliers documenting the Rally the Resistance rally at Stanford, 2017-01-20.

A European youth revolt : European perspectives on youth protest and social movements in the 1980s

This is the first historical collection with a transnational and interdisciplinary perspective on youth, youth revolts and social movements in the 1980s, focusing on both Eastern and Western Europe, and on both political and subcultural movements.

African American Studies

Stanford Libraries' African American Studies collections support interdisciplinary research on Black life including social movements, politics, racial ideologies and the distinctive artistic, literary, cultural experiences of people of African descent.

Creating the First Draft of the Stanford Disability and Disability Rights Advocacy Timeline: A Stanford Archives & Stanford Historical Society Summer Project

Guest blogger: Stephanie Castaneda Perez '23 (University Archives student intern)