An innovative study of the internal practices of deliberation and democratic decision-making in twelve Global Justice social movement groups.

1. Power and democracy in social movements: an introduction Donatella della Porta and Dieter Rucht; 2. A methodology for studying democracy and power in group meetings Christoph Haug, Dieter Rucht and Simon Teune; 3. Types and patterns of intragroup controversies Dieter Rucht; 4. Patterns of participation Clare Saunders and Christopher Rootes; 5. Power and arguments in global justice movement settings Massimiliano Andretta; 6. Emotions in movement Donatella della Porta and Marco Giugni; 7. Quality of deliberation: a multilevel analysis Marco Giugni and Alessandro Nai; 8. Structurelessness: an evil or an asset? A case study Christoph Haug and Dieter Rucht; 9. Power and democracy: concluding remarks Donatella della Porta and Dieter Rucht; Appendices.