Pt. I. Introduction. Opportunities and identities: bridge-building in the study of social movements / David S. Meyer
Pt. II. States and policies. State repression and democracy protest in three southeast Asian countries / Vincent Boudreau
Mobilization on the South African gold mines / T. Dunbar Moodie
Multiple meditations: the state and the women's movements in India / Manisha Desai
The contradictions of gay ethnicity: forging identity in Vermont / Mary Bernstein
Creating social change: lessons from the civil rights movement / Kenneth t. Andrews
Pt. III. Organization and strategies. The "meso" in social movement research / Suzanne Staggenborg
Strategizing and the sense of context: reflections on the first two weeks of the Liverpool docks lockout, September-October 1995 / Colin Barker and Michael Lavalette
Factions and the continuity of political challengers / Mildred A. Schwartz
More than one feminism: organizational structure and the construction of collective identity / Jo Reger
The development of individual identity and consciousness among movements of the left and right / Rebecca E. Klatch
Pt. IV. Collective identities, discourse, and culture. Toward a more dialogic analysis of social movement culture / Marc W. Steinberg
Materialist feminist discourse analysis and social movement research: mapping the changing context for "community control" / Nancy A. Naples
From the "beloved community" to "family values": religious language, symbolic repertoires, and democratic culture / Rhys H. Williams
External political change, collective identities, and participation in social movement organizations / Belinda Robnett
Pt. V. Conclusion. Meaning and structure in social movements / Nancy Whittier.
