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POLITICALSCIENCESOCIOLOGYPOLITICALSCIENCESPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSForyearsstudentsofsocialmovementsandotherformsofcontentiousactionhavebeensharplydividedoverwhatmotivatespeopletoengageinprotest.Earlyonanalystsgenerallyagreedthatparticipationinactsofprotestwasmotivatedbyvariousdeprivationspushingtowardaction.Newerperspectivesbegantorejecttheseviewsholdingthatgrievanceswerepermanentandubiquitousandcouldnotthereforeexplainnewformsofaction.Goodstobepursuedwerethenseenastheessentialandpullingmotivationalforce.Howevereventhosecametobeseenasinessentialandthefocusturnedtowardstructuralfactorssuchasorganizationsresourcesopportunitiesandmobilizationasthecrucialdeterminantsofprotest.AfterexposingthelimitationsoftheseconictingperspectivesMauricePinardelaboratesonanentirelynewsynthesisonethatinvolvesseveralmotivationalcomponents.Thepushingforceoffeltgrievancesnowwithqualicationsisbroughtbackbutaccompaniedorattimesreplacedbyotherforcessuchasfeelingsofmoralobligationorsimpleaspirations.Withregardtopullingfactorscollectivegoodsorgoalspursuedcanbeinvolvedorreplacedbyindividualmaterialorsocialrewardsgrantedtoparticipants.Expectancyofsuccessagenerallyneglectedcomponentalsoentersthepicture.Finallytheeffectofemotionsandcollectiveidentitiesareamongadditionalfactorsthatmustbeconsidered.isemeritusprofessorofsociologyMcGillUniversityandtheauthororco-authorofnumerouspublicationsincludingand.Formanyyearsnationalismhasbeenassociatedwithpoliticaldemandsbyminoritynationsthatchallengetherightsofthecentralstate.Howeveroverthelasttwodecadesmanyworkshavechallengedthisperspectivearguingthatnationalismasapoliticalphenomenonislikelytoemergeamongbothmajorityandminoritynations.Inlightofarenewedinterestinthestudyofnationalismbringstogetheragroupofmajorscholarscommittedtomakingsenseofthiswidespreadphenomenon.Tobetterillustratetherealityofmajoritynationalismandthewayithasbeenexpressedauthorscombineanalyticalandcomparativeperspectives.Intherstsectioncontributorshigh-lighttheparadoxofmajoritynationalismandthewaysinwhichcollectiveidentitiesbecomenationalidentities.Thesecondsectionoffersin-depthcasestudyanalysesofFrancetheUnitedKingdomSpainCanadaandtheUnitedStates.ThisbookisaninternationalprojectledbythreemembersoftheResearchGrouponPlurinationalSocietiesbasedatUniversitduQubecMontral.isprofessorofpoliticalscienceatUniversitduQubecMontralResearchChairinQuebecandCanadianStudiesandtheauthorof.isassociateprofessorattheUniversityofOttawaandtheauthorof.teachespoliticalphilosophyatUniversitduQubecChicoutimiisResearchChairinDemocracyandSovereigntyandco-authorof.MotivationalDimensionsinSocialMovementsandContentiousCollectiveActionContemporaryMajorityNationalismJuly2011June20112011mauricepinardeditedbyalain-g.gagnonandrlecoursandgenevivenootensMQUPSPRINGAnoriginaltheoreticalperspectivethatsynthesizesconictingviewsonwhatmotivatespeopletoengageinsocialorpoliticalprotest.Analyticalandcomparativeperspectivesontheothersideofnationalism.978-0-7735-3866-529.95ACDN29.95AUS20.99paper978-0-7735-3865-885.00SCDN85.00SUS66.00cloth5.58.5200ppStudiesinNationalismandEthnicConict978-0-7735-3826-927.95ACDN24.95AUS16.99paper978-0-7735-3825-285.00SCDN85.00SUS66.00cloth69224ppTheRiseofaThirdPartyUncombatinachevContemporaryMajorityNationalismTheCaseforMultinationalFederalismBasqueNationalismandtheSpanishStateDominantNationalismDominantEthnicityMauricePinardAlain-G.GagnonAndrLecoursGeneviveNootens