Sidney Tarrow

(noun)

(1938-present) a professor of political science and sociology, known for his research in the areas of comparative politics, social movements, political parties, collective actions and political sociology.

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Examples of Sidney Tarrow in the following topics:

  • External Sources of Social Change

    • Social theorists Peter Eisinger, Sidney Tarrow, David Meyer, and Doug McAdam are considered among the most prominent supporters of this theory.

  • The Stages of Social Movements

    • Sidney Tarrow defines a social movement as collective challenges [to elites, authorities, other groups or cultural codes] by people with common purposes and solidarity in sustained interactions with elites, opponents and authorities.

  • The Battle of Shiloh

    • Confederate forces under Generals Albert Sidney Johnston and P.

  • Public Sphere and Civil Society

    • However, they were developed in significant ways by 20th century theorists like Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba, who identified the role of political culture in a democratic order as vital.

  • The Mormon Exodus

    • Sidney Rigdon was the First Counselor in the LDS First Presidency, and as its spokesman, Rigdon preached several controversial sermons in Missouri, including the Salt Sermon and the July 4th Oration.

  • Union Victories in the Western Theater

    • General Albert Sidney Johnston commanded many Confederate forces in the Western Theater.

  • The Rise of the Vernacular

    • In northern Europe the scholarly writings of Erasmus, the plays of Shakespeare, the poems of Edmund Spenser and the writings of Sir Philip Sidney may be considered Renaissance in character.