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xi, 186 pages ; 24 cm "What are the micro-level interactions and conversations that underlie successful and failed diffusion? By comparing the spread of direct action tactics from the 1999 Global Justice Movement protests against the World Trade Organization in Seattle to grassroots activists in Toronto and New York, Lesley Wood argues that dynamics of deliberation among local activists both aided and blocked diffusion. To analyze the localization of this cycle of protest, the research brings together rich ethnography, interviews, social network analysis and catalogs of protest events. The findings suggest that when diverse activists with different perspectives can discuss innovations in a reflexive, egalitarian manner, they are more likely to make strategic and meaningful choices"-- Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The Seattle cycle: 1998-2002; 3. The Seattle tactics; 4. The organizations most likely to adopt; 5. Regimes on repertoires: nation-states, cities, and networks; 6. Opinion leaders: local anti-globalization coalitions; 7. Talking 'bout a revolution; 8. Talking about smashing; 9. Not like us

Author

Lesley J. Wood, York University, Ontario

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781139377515

Subjects

Science, Sociology, Political Science