Social movements have attracted much attention in recent years, both from scholars and among the wider public. This book examines the consequences of social movements, covering such issues as the impact of social movements on the life course of participants and the population in general, on political elites and markets, and on political parties and processes of social movement institutionalization. The volume makes a significant contribution to research on social movement outcomes in three ways: theoretically, by showing the importance of hitherto undervalued topics in the study of social movements outcomes; methodologically, by expanding the scientific boundaries of this research field through an interdisciplinary approach and new methods of analysis; and empirically, by providing new evidence about social movement outcomes from Europe and the United States.

'… the text brings together important scholars on the topic who are forging a path for understanding how, when, and why movements matter.' Choice

Lorenzo Bosi is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Scuola Normale Superiore. Marco Giugni is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations and Director of the Institute of Citizenship Studies (InCite) at the University of Geneva. Katrin Uba is a researcher and lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Uppsala University.