Urban Social Movements in Jerusalem: The Protest of the Second Generation

by Shlomo Hasson

Overview

Hasson explores the development of eight urban protest organizations in Israel, revealing how social deprivation is transformed into organized patterns of activity. To investigate how and why urban movements evolve, he depicts the housing and social conditions in which members of Jerusalem's second generation found themselves. He follows their trajectories: analyzes the process of organization building and the formation of urban social movements; the conflict between charismatic, protest powers and the state; the routinization of charisma. He also traces the critical response of the state to these processes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438406060
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Series:	SUNY series in Israeli Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	198
File size:	549 KB

About the Author

Shlomo Hasson is Associate Professor at Hebrew University and Senior Researcher at the Jerusalem Institute for Israeli Studies.

Table of Contents

List of Map and Figures

List of Tables

Preface

1 Urban Social Movements—Theoretical Discussion

2 The Emergence of Urban Social Movements

3 The Varying Types of Urban Protest

4 Why Do Urban Movements Diverge?

5 The Relationships Between the State and the Urban Movements

6 Theoretical, Practical, and Ethical Reflections

Bibliography

Index

Editorial Reviews

Movements among Jews of Middle Eastern origin in Israel have attracted a great deal of attention outside of Israel. Hasson sets this social phenomenon into its Israeli context and uses it to test theories of collective behavior.The book deals with the 'routinization of charisma' in these movements. Hasson shows the importance of leadership, the origins of leaders, et cetera. He describes the paths of both those who came from gang backgrounds and those who did not. He addresses the roles of social workers and politicians in initiating, sustaining, and coopting these groups.— Walter P. Zenner, State University of New York at Albany

From the Publisher

Examines eight protest movements among second-generation residents of Jerusalem, surveying the housing and social conditions that gave rise to the protests, the process of organization building and movement formation, the conflict between the movements and the state, the routinization of charisma, and the response of the state. First published in Hebrew in 1987. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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