While movement activists spend much of their time and energy trying to change the world and we think that social movements often matter, our theoretical and empirical knowledge in this field is still relatively poor. Social Protest and Policy Change

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 I Historical Overview Chapter 3 Was It Worth the Effort? The Outcomes and Consequences of Social Movements Chapter 4 A Brief History of Ecology, Antinuclear, and Peace Movements in Three Countries Chapter 5 Environmental, Nuclear Energy, and National Security Policy in Three Countries Part 6 II Time-Series Analysis Chapter 7 Toward a Joint-Effect Model of Social Movement Outcomes Chapter 8 Social Movement Organization Chapter 9 Political Alliances Chapter 10 Public Opinion Chapter 11 Conclusion Chapter 12 Appendix A: Data, Measurements, and Methods Chapter 13 Appendix B: Results of Time-Series Analysis with Differenced Independent Variables

Marco Giugni is a researcher and teacher in the Department of Political Science at the University of Geneva. His books on social movements include New Social Movements in Western Europe, Histoires de mobilisation politique en Suisse, From Contention to Democracy, How Social Movements Matter, and Political Altruism?.