This chapter argues for greater research attention to be paid to the behaviour of the authorities who are the targets of collective protest. Drawing on George Herbert MeadÕs concept of the social act, it argues that our conceptualisation of collective protest needs (a) to attend to the behaviour of authorities as much as the behaviour of the crowd, (b) to analyse the behaviour of each party as a response to the behaviour of the other, unfolding in time, and (c) to interpret the behaviour of eac
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The social conditions for successful community mobilisation: Learning from sex worker led projects in India
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Bibliographic Information
Type: Book Chapter
Book Title: Culture and Social Change: Transforming Society Through the Power of Ideas (2012)
ISBN: 9781617357589