Studying Charles Tilly (1929-2008), American sociologist, historian and political scientist, is essential for understanding political change and social conflict. His research focuses on how grassroots populations, through different forms of collective action, influence historical events by trying to improve the conditions of people's lives. This book is not only an homage to Tilly, but is also aimed at understanding and applying his thought. In each chapter, the authors, experts on Tilly's work, examine his concepts, theories, and methodological contributions, providing a richer understanding of them. In addition, this book is very contemporary. From the beginning of this century, mainly from 2011, important popular mobilizations, such as the Arab Spring and 15-M or "los indignados" (the indignant movement in Spain), gradually spread to other countries (the US, Yemen, Israel, etc.) in successive "Occupy" movements. The political mobilization of the grassroots movements are undergoing a resurgence, a process that Tilly would have wanted to study. This book can be a good guide for analyzing and understanding these movements.
List of Figures List of Tables Preface Introducing Tilly: A View of His Work, an Approach to the Man Maria J. Funes Part One: The Contribution of Charles Tilly to the Social Sciences Chapter 1: Charles Tilly and the Analysis of the Historical Dynamic of Political Confrontation Eduardo Gonzalez Calleja Chapter 2: From Structures to Processes and Mechanisms: The Logic of Explanation In The Work of Charles Tilly Ramon Maiz Chapter 3: From Macro to Micro in Charles Tilly's Relational Approach Salvador Aguilar Y Maria J. Funes Part Two: Revolutions and National States Chapter 4: The State In Charles Tilly: Between Centrality and Omission. Ana Haro Gonzalez Chapter 5: Revolution and Counter-Revolution: The Vendee and The Intellectual Foundations of Charles Tilly's Historical Sociology. Marta Latorre Catalan and Hector Romero Ramos Chapter 6: Charles Tilly's Concept of Revolution and the "Color Revolutions" Jesus De andres Y Ruben Ruiz Ramas Part Three: Collective Action and Contemporary Contentious Politics Chapter 7: Social Movements, Elections and Contentious Politics: Building Conceptual Bridges Doug Mcadam and Sidney Tarrow Chapter 8: Contentious Performances: The Case of Street Demonstrations Bert Klandermans and Jacquelien Van Stekelenburg Chapter 9: Symbols In Movement: The Calendar and Symbolic Vampirism in Radical Basque Nationalism Jesus Casquete Part Four: The Analysis of Political Violence Chapter 10: Charles Tilly's Relational Approach to Terrorism Jeffrey Goodwin Chapter 11: Policing, Non-Lethal Weapons and the Costs of Repression in Historical Perspective Diego Palacios Cereales Chapter 12: On the Transformative Capacity of Events: Legitimacy and Political Violence under the War on Terror. Laura Fernandez Mosteyrin. Chapter 13: Compilation and Review of Charles Tilly's Bibliography Alberto Martin Perez
