Bøger af Mark I. Lichbach

Barrington Moore bequeathed comparativists a problem: how to reconcile his causal claim of 'no bourgeoisie, no democracy' with his normative 'dream of a free and rational society'. In this book, Mark I. Lichbach harmonizes causal methodology and normative democratic theory, illustrating their interrelationship.

Since the 1960s, theorists have elaborated different solutions to the collection action problem. During the same period, students of conflict have explored questions about protest and rebellion. This book examines what happens when one brings the full richness of collective action theories to bear on the many complex problems of collective dissent.