Enfoques y metodologías en las ciencias sociales : una perspectiva pluralista

Monograph - 2013

Authors: Donatella della Porta; Michael Keating

Este es un nuevo y revolucionario manual que ofrece a profesores y estudiantes de ciclos superiores los principales enfoques y metodologías de investigación en el campo de las ciencias sociales. Escrito por un destacado conjunto de investigadores y avalado por su éxito como instrumento de estudio, permite a los estudiantes elegir su propio enfoque de… more

Media Practices and Protest Politics: How precarious workers mobilise

Monograph - 2012

Author: Alice Mattoni

How do precarious workers employed in call-centres, universities, the fashion industry and many other labour markets organise, struggle and communicate to become recognised, influential political subjects? "Media Practices and Protest Politics: How Precarious Workers Organise" reveals the process by which individuals at the margins of the labour market and excluded from the welfare state communicate… more

Mobilizing on the Extreme Right: Germany, Italy, and the United States

Monograph - 2012

Authors: Manuela Caiani; Donatella della Porta; Claudius Wagemann

Research on the extreme right is rare, and the extreme right has even more rarely been analysed as a social movement. In this volume, the extreme right is compared in Italy, Germany, and the United States using concepts and methods developed in social movement studies. In particular, the book describes the discourse, action, and organizational… more

The Hidden Order of Corruption: An institutional approach

Monograph - 2012

Authors: Donatella della Porta; Alberto Vannucci

The Hidden Order of Corruption investigates the hidden order of corruption, looking at the invisible codes and mechanisms that govern and stabilize the links between corrupters and corruptees. When corruption is exposed, unknown aspects are revealed which allow us to better understand its structures and informal norms. This book is theoretically informed and based on… more