The goal of this article is to place the role that social media plays in collective action within a
more general theoretical structure, using the events of the Arab Spring as a case study. The …

Social movements have an elusive power but one that is altogether real. From the French
and American revolutions to the Arab Spring, and to ethnic and terrorist movements of today …

For the last two decades, Sidney Tarrow has explored" contentious politics"—disruptions of
the settled political order caused by social movements. These disruptions range from strikes …

Although episodes of contentious politics in undemocratic regimes constitute the lion's share
of contentious political events worldwide, the theorizing of political opportunity structures is …

Analysing a struggle between Palestinian campaigners and Israeli authorities over an
ancient Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem, this paper explores the role of necrogeography in …

The role of the news media in violent conflicts is a topic that has received a great deal of
scholarly attention especially in the field of political communication. A major issue that has …

The Normalization of War in Israeli Discourse, 1967-2008, by Dalia Gavriely-Nuri opens a
window to how Israelis talk, write, and think about war. In the post-World War II period, Israel …

Scholars of political terrorism generally agree that the radical group is usually a splinter
faction of an opposition movement. Seldom, however, is an attempt made to incorporate …

Israel attracts enormous attention among scholars, journalists, politicians, and the general
public. Some regard the country as an apartheid regime that can only be challenged through …

This new handbook provides a wide-ranging overview of the current state of academic
analysis and debate on insurgency and counterinsurgency, as well as an up-to-date survey …