Global Injustice Symbols and Social Movements [Paperback]

Global Injustice Symbols and Social Movements examines our collective moral and political maps, dotted with symbols shaped by political dynamics beyond their local or national origin and offers the first systematic sociological treatment of this important phenomenon.1. Global Injustice Symbols 2. Political Iconography 3. Grievance Communities 4. Moral Memories 5. Dramatic Diffusion 6. A Global Society?

This new book does a nice job describing how socialmovements scale up to a global level through the mediation of injusticesymbols. & Students of social movements, cultural sociology, and globalizationwill find this book valuable. Summing Up: Recommended. Research collections. (J.Li, Choice, Vol. 53 (5), January, 2016)

In this brilliant book, Olesen bridges the micro-macro divide to expose the inextricable relationship between social movements, symbols, and society in the global age. A strong and bright contribution to a renewal of the sociology of social movements beyond the business as usual of utilitarian theories, and to a sociology of social movements as a general sociology. - Geoffrey Pleyers, President of the Research Committee 47: Social Movements , International Sociological Association; Professor, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Focusing on injustice symbols, Olesen proposes an innovative theoretical perspective, bridging social movement studies with cultural studies with the support of a careful empirical investigation. Filling a gap in the literature, this book helps us understand the global diffusion of some episodes of protest. - Donatella della Porta, Director of the Center on Social Movement Studies-Cosmos, European University Institute, Italy

Finally, a book that does justice to the cultural dimensions of the global justice movement, demonstrating that symbols and emotions can be found in the most extensive political efforts and are not restricted to local accounts. A majorlÓ: