Routledge Children in Social Movements - Sociology Book

Expand your understanding of sociology with Children in Social Movements: Rethinking Agency, Mobilization and Rights. Part of the Routledge Advances in Sociology series, this book addresses a significant gap in current academic literature where children remain largely unresearched and untheorized within social movement studies. The text introduces a theoretical typology to classify how children engage in collective action. By categorizing involvement into strategic participants, participants by default, and active participants, the book accounts for the diverse social locations of children on both historical and international scales. This framework allows researchers to better understand the agency and mobilization of younger populations. Through the use of illustrative case studies, the book provides rich detail regarding how these participation types function in real-world settings. It offers a grounded perspective that calls for the formal inclusion of children into broader social movement research, making it an essential resource for scholars, students, and professionals in the fields of anthropology and sociology.