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What Kind Of Theory Do We Need And What Is A Good Theory? -- Protest, Social Movements, And Collective Action: Conceptual Clarifications And The Subject Of The Book -- Group Size, Selective Incentives, And Collective Action -- Protest And Social Movements As Collective Action -- The Resource Mobilization Perspective -- Political Opportunity Structures, Protest, And Social Movements -- Collective Identity And Social Movement Activity -- How Framing Influences Mobilization And Protest -- Identity, Framing, And Cognitive Balance: Toward A New Theory Of Identity And Framing -- The Dynamics Of Contention Approach: Retreat To History? -- The Structural-cognitive Model: A Synthesis Of Collective Action, Resource Mobilization, Political Opportunity, Identity, And Framing Perspectives -- General Discussion, Conclusion, And An Agenda For Future Research Karl-dieter Opp. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [375]-395) And Index.