Social Movements and Democracy

PEDRO IBARRA is Professor of Political Science at the University of the Basque Country, Spain. His main research interests include social movements and collective action theory, environmental politics, and nationalist movements. He is currently participating in several research projects linked to the social movements including TEA project (the transformation of environmental activism in Europe) which is financed by the European Community.

Introduction; P.Ibarra Are the Social Movements Protagonists in the Extension and Consolidation of Democracy?; C.Tilly Transnationalization and Globalization of Social Movements; D.Rucht The Transformation of the National Political Space in a Globalizing World; H.Kriesi From Interests to Identity and from Identity Back to Interests; K.Eder Landscapes of Political Interest Intermediation; H.Kitchelt Leadership and Representation in Local Movements' Networks; M.Diani The Resurgence of Protest and the Revitalization of Democracy in Britain; C.Rootes Social Movements and Representative Democracies at the Turn of the Millennium: The Italian Case; D.della Porta Participation, Public Policies, and Democracy; P.Ibarra