The Micro and Meso Levels of Activism

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-13

3. The Social Movement Scholarship: What We Know and What Is Still Unclear

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   Pages 14-32

4. The Alter-Globalization Movement and Attac

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   Pages 33-49

5. The Methods and the Interview Sample

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   Pages 50-76

6. The Trajectory of Attac France

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   Pages 77-99

7. The Trajectory of Attac Germany

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   Pages 100-117

8. Why, When, and How Much Are People Involved?

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   Pages 118-140

9. Conclusion

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   Pages 141-149

10. Back Matter

    Pages 150-226

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Focusing on the Attac movements in France and Germany, this book seeks to explain the dramatic differences that exist between the individual and organisational levels of activism. The author derives engagement patterns for various types of activists and develops a typology of social movement organisations positing possible trends in membership.

• Engagement
• Germany
• globalization
• methods
• organization

An interesting comparative study. Playing with the interaction of individual motives and organizational appeals, the author accounts for the diverging trajectories of the branches of Attac in Germany and France. Applying and testing a motivational model he develops a dynamical approach to protest participation.

Bert Klandermans, Faculty of Social Sciences, Vrije University Amsterdam, Netherlands

Why do people join, participate in, and leave social movement organizations (SMOs)? What can explain these organizations' diverse trajectories? Daniel Stockemer analyzes these theoretical issues by comparing the French and German branches of ATTAC, the influential spearhead of the alter-globalization movement. His nuanced account cogently demonstrates the value of integrating theoretical analyses of collective action with an empirical focus on the dynamics of SMOs.

Mark Kesselman, Professor Emeritus of Government, Department of Politics, Columbia University, USA.

• School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, Canada

  Daniel Stockemer

Daniel Stockemer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Daniel is interested in questions of political participation and representation. Among others, his work has appeared in European Union Politics, Electoral Studies and the International Political Science Review.

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