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Methodological Practices in Social Movement Research

Social movement studies have grown enormously in the last few decades, spreading from sociology and political science to other fields of knowledge, as varied as geography, history, anthropology, psychology, economics, law and others. With the growing interest in the field, there has been also an increasing need for methodological guidance for empirical research. This volume aims at addressing this need by introducing main methods of data collection and dataanalysis as they have been used in past research on social movements. The book emphasises a practical approach, presenting in each chapter specific discussions on the main steps of research using a certain method; from research design to data collection and the use of information. Indoing so, dilemmas and choices are presented, and illustrated within chapters following the same systemic approach.

Nicole Doerr and Noa Milman When applied to social movement research, we
can define visual analysis as the developing concepts and methods used to
analyze physical, representational, and public visibility elements that exist in
social ...

The Civil Rights Movement and the Logic of Social Change

This book examines the success and failure of social movements to bring about change in American society, focusing on the targets of protests to explain diverse outcomes.

This book examines the success and failure of social movements to bring about change in American society, focusing on the targets of protests to explain diverse outcomes.

The Logic of Law Making in Islam

Women and Prayer in the Legal Tradition

This pioneering study examines the process of reasoning in Islamic law. By analyzing rulings from the Hanafi school, the author interrogates whether sacred law operated differently from secular law, why laws changed, and how different cultural and historical settings impacted on the development of legal rulings. The result is a fascinating overview of the evolution of Islamic law and the role of its jurists.

Introduction One sometimes encounters the idea that Islamic law captures the
spirit of Muslim civilization.1 It is thus not entirely unexpected to find a scholar
extracting sentences from the Qur'an, Hadith, or legal handbooks and thence ...