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This review essay discusses and compares three books that cover aspects of political contention and social movements. The books are Freedom is an Endless Meeting: Democracy in American Social Movements by Francesca Polletta (Chicago: The University of Chicago, 2002); Making Sense of Social Movements by Nick Crossley (Buckingham: Open University Press, 2002); and Methods of Social Movement Research, edited by Bert Klandermans and Suzanne Staggenborg (Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 2002).
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Reed, JP. Making sense of political contention: Approaches, substantive issues, and interpretation in social movement analysis. Theor Soc 34, 613–627 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11186-005-1542-1
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