Social Movements in France
Author | : S. Waters |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2003-07-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781403948229 |
ISBN-13 | : 1403948224 |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Download or read book Social Movements in France written by S. Waters and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-07-24 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary France has witnessed a rise of new forms of social movement, mobilising around new causes and articulating changing demands. Sarah Waters examines the new generation of movements in the last decade, from anti-racism and the movement of the unemployed to solidarity or the associations of the 'Sans' . She argues that emerging movements share a profoundly civic dimension: these are movements about rights and are concerned with who has rights and what those rights are. They manifest a desire to reinvent citizenship in the present day in relation to a new set of social struggles and conflicts.