Doing democracy

Social movements appear to follow often unpredictable paths. One week the news will be alive with stories of thousands in the streets; the next week, the thousands are gone. But has the movement withered and died - or has it just changed shape? Doing Democracy argues persuasively that the apparent ups and downs of a social mvoement's fortunes generally follow a pattern that can be used to plan and carry out more effective social action. Based on decades of experience, the authors present a lucid model of the eight stagesthrough which social movements typically evolve, and outline the four…