Preface
An introduction to strategy in action / Gregory M. Maney, Kenneth T. Andrews, Rachel V. Kutz-Flamenbaum, Deana A. Rohlinger, and Jeff Goodwin
Conceptual foundations and agendas
Thinking about strategy / David S. Meyer and Suzanne Staggenborg
Choice points, emotional batteries, and other ways to find strategic agency at the microlevel / James M. Jasper
Three mechanisms by which culture shapes movement strategy : repertoires, institutional norms, and metonymy / Francesca Polletta
Activist engagement and movement relevant research
Raising public awareness of domestic violence : strategic communication and movement building / Charlotte Ryan, Karen Jeffreys, and Linda Blozie
Mobilizing the generation gap : transnational coalitions and insider/outsider strategy in the climate action network / Anna-Liisa Aunio
Local strategies for global change : working for human rights and economic empowerment in the Midwest / Jackie Smith
Formation and development of strategy
The politics of coming out : visibility and identity in activism against child sexual abuse / Nancy Whittier
Agreeing for different reasons : ideology, strategic differences, and coalition dynamics in the Northern Ireland civil rights movement / Gregory M. Maney
Marketing for justice : corporate social movement organizations / Belinda Robnett and Jessica Ayo Alabi
Strategy and the consequences of movements
Land struggles in the global south : strategic innovations in Brazil and India / Kurt Schock
Similar strategies, different outcomes : institutional histories of the christian right of canada and of the united states / Tina Fetner and Carrie Sanders
Strategic choices in cross-national movements : a comparison of the swedish and british plowshares movements / Sharon Erickson Nepstad and Stellan Vinthagen
Conclusion: conceptualizing strategy in an interactive processional model / Rachel V. Kutz-Flamenbaum
Contributors
Index.