Sidney Tarrow is an American political scientist, born in 1938, an emeritus professor known for his research in comparative politics, social movements, political parties, collective action and political sociology.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountResearch on comparative politics, social movements, political parties, collective action and political sociology, and the study of political opportunity structures 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountPower in Movement (1994) 1 Connections
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Tarrow work on cycles of contention analyzed how protest waves diffuse and how social movements interact with formal political institutions.
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Sidney George Tarrow (born 1938) is an American emeritus professor of political science, known for his research in the areas of comparative politics, social movements, political parties, collective action and political sociology.
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His 1994 book Power in Movement analyses the cultural, organizational and personal sources of social movements' power, stressing that the life cycle of social movements is a part of political struggle influenced by the existence (or lack of) the political opportunity structures.
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