Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action

Eight years after the second Palestinian uprising, the Oslo accords signed in 1993 seem to have failed.

Eight years after the second Palestinian uprising, the Oslo accords signed in 1993 seem to have failed.

Books of great political insight and novelty always outlive their time of birth and this reissued work, initially published in 1985, is no exception.

Books of great political insight and novelty always outlive their time of birth and this reissued work, initially published in 1985, is no exception.

Disobedience has been practiced and considered since time immemorial.

Disobedience has been practiced and considered since time immemorial.

Refugee camps are imbued in the public imagination with assumptions of anarchy, danger and refugee passivity.

Refugee camps are imbued in the public imagination with assumptions of anarchy, danger and refugee passivity.

There has been clear recognition of tendencies towards uncritically celebrating resistance and the need for critical appraisal within the literature on globalization and contestation.

There has been clear recognition of tendencies towards uncritically celebrating resistance and the need for critical appraisal within the literature on globalization and contestation.

This book explores and critically reflects on the theory and practice of political agency in contemporary global politics.

This book explores and critically reflects on the theory and practice of political agency in contemporary global politics.

Questions of gender have strongly influenced the development of international refugee law over the last few decades.

Questions of gender have strongly influenced the development of international refugee law over the last few decades.

The 1972 Aboriginal Embassy was one of the most significant indigenous political demonstrations of the twentieth century.

The 1972 Aboriginal Embassy was one of the most significant indigenous political demonstrations of the twentieth century.

The looming depletion of non-renewable resources has increased the global land grab in the past decade.

The looming depletion of non-renewable resources has increased the global land grab in the past decade.

Civil disobedience is a public, nonviolent, conscientious yet political act, contrary to law, carried out to communicate opposition to law and policy of government.

Civil disobedience is a public, nonviolent, conscientious yet political act, contrary to law, carried out to communicate opposition to law and policy of government.

The 'Western' green movement has grown rapidly in the last three decades: green ministers are in government in several European countries, Greenpeace has millions of paying supporters, and green direct action against roads, GM crops, the WTO and neo-liberalism, have become ubiquitous.

The 'Western' green movement has grown rapidly in the last three decades: green ministers are in government in several European countries, Greenpeace has millions of paying supporters, and green direct action against roads, GM crops, the WTO and neo-liberalism, have become ubiquitous.

This volume explores how the idea of civil society has been translated in different cultural contexts and examines its impact on politics worldwide.

This volume explores how the idea of civil society has been translated in different cultural contexts and examines its impact on politics worldwide.

This book provides a comprehensive and nuanced analysis of the 'anti-globalisation' struggles taking place around the world.

This book provides a comprehensive and nuanced analysis of the 'anti-globalisation' struggles taking place around the world.

A unique critique of the new economic and military imperialism of the United States and its allies in the twenty-first century.

A unique critique of the new economic and military imperialism of the United States and its allies in the twenty-first century.

This volume examines and contributes to debates surrounding social capital, social movements and the role of civil society in emerging forms of governance.

This volume examines and contributes to debates surrounding social capital, social movements and the role of civil society in emerging forms of governance.

This volume investigates the relationship between protest, repression and political regimes in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.

This volume investigates the relationship between protest, repression and political regimes in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa.

Armed separatist movements in Papua, East Timor and Aceh have been a serious problem for Indonesia's central government.

Armed separatist movements in Papua, East Timor and Aceh have been a serious problem for Indonesia's central government.

Civil society has become one of the key parts of the reference framework for governance, seeking to replace traditional public action in which representative democracy is combined with bureaucratic implementation.

Civil society has become one of the key parts of the reference framework for governance, seeking to replace traditional public action in which representative democracy is combined with bureaucratic implementation.

East Asia has undergone an intense period of economic development and accompanying social change in recent years and among the unforeseen social phenomena that have emerged are new forms of trade unions.

East Asia has undergone an intense period of economic development and accompanying social change in recent years and among the unforeseen social phenomena that have emerged are new forms of trade unions.

This book examines the government of Hong Kong since its handover to mainland China in 1997, focusing in particular on the anti-government mass protests and mobilisations in the years since 2003.

This book examines the government of Hong Kong since its handover to mainland China in 1997, focusing in particular on the anti-government mass protests and mobilisations in the years since 2003.

Major environmental degradation is a serious problem for China as the country's economy continues to grow at a phenomenal pace.

Major environmental degradation is a serious problem for China as the country's economy continues to grow at a phenomenal pace.

This Element explores the government response to protests in China, and its consequences for the mobilization of collective action.

This Element explores the government response to protests in China, and its consequences for the mobilization of collective action.

Demonstrates how civilian behaviour in conflict zones involves repertoires of survival strategies, not just migration.

Demonstrates how civilian behaviour in conflict zones involves repertoires of survival strategies, not just migration.

A history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt based on first-person interviews with Brotherhood rank-and-file members.

A history of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt based on first-person interviews with Brotherhood rank-and-file members.

Explores the different military responses to popular uprisings during the 2011 Arab Spring in Egypt, Syria, Tunisia, and Libya.

A wide-ranging account of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan and its ideological and behavioural development since its founding in 1945.