Journey Into Social Activism: Qualitative Approaches (donald Mcgannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker Book Series)
by Joshua D. Atkinson /
2017 / English / PDF
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Academic study of social activism and social movements has become
increasingly prevalent over the years; this is due in large part
to the fact that activists have captured public imagination and
gained substantial influence in political discourse. For
instance, Occupy Wall Street activists, Tea Party activists, and
activists affiliated with the Arab Spring have transformed
political debates and have become the focus of mainstream news
media coverage about a variety of different political topics.
Academic study of social activism and social movements has become
increasingly prevalent over the years; this is due in large part
to the fact that activists have captured public imagination and
gained substantial influence in political discourse. For
instance, Occupy Wall Street activists, Tea Party activists, and
activists affiliated with the Arab Spring have transformed
political debates and have become the focus of mainstream news
media coverage about a variety of different political topics.
Journey into Social Activism explicates the philosophical
foundations of the study of activism and illustrates four
different research sites in which activism can be observed and
studied: organizations, networks, events, and alternative media.
The book will introduce students and scholars to important
qualitative approaches to the study of social activism within
these four research sites, which is based entirely on successful
research projects that have been conducted and published in
recent years. Ultimately, this book will prove integral to any
students and scholars who wish to use qualitative methods for
their research endeavors concerning social
Journey into Social Activism explicates the philosophical
foundations of the study of activism and illustrates four
different research sites in which activism can be observed and
studied: organizations, networks, events, and alternative media.
The book will introduce students and scholars to important
qualitative approaches to the study of social activism within
these four research sites, which is based entirely on successful
research projects that have been conducted and published in
recent years. Ultimately, this book will prove integral to any
students and scholars who wish to use qualitative methods for
their research endeavors concerning social
activism in contemporary society.
activism in contemporary society.