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American sociologist who developed the political process model of social movements, applied extensively to the U.S. civil rights movement in 'Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency' (1982).
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What is Doug McAdam's political process model?
The model explains movements through changing political opportunities, organizational strength, and a shared sense that collective action is possible. McAdam developed it through his analysis of Black protest in Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970.
What period of the civil rights movement did McAdam study?
His major political-process study follows Black insurgency in the United States from 1930 through 1970. The book was first published by the University of Chicago Press in 1982.
What is Doug McAdam's book Freedom Summer about?
Freedom Summer examines the 1964 Mississippi campaign that brought volunteers into voter-registration and civil-rights organizing. McAdam also studied how participation affected the volunteers' later lives.
Who collaborated with Doug McAdam on Dynamics of Contention?
McAdam wrote the 2001 book with Sidney Tarrow and Charles Tilly. It connects social movements with revolutions, nationalism, democratization, and other forms of contentious politics.
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