Cultures of Resistance

HEIDI REYNOLDS-STENSON is an assistant professor of sociology and criminology at Colorado State University-Pueblo. Her research focuses on social movements, repression, and policing. Her academic work has appeared in Mobilization, Social Movement Studies, American Behavioral Scientist, Social Currents, and Social Science Quarterly.

• AcknowledgmentsList of Tables1: Repression, Mobilization, and the Cultural Construction of Rationality                             2: A Brief History of the Policing of Dissent in the United States                                        3: Repression in the Eye of the Beholder                                                                               4: Shaping Experiences of Repression through Prevention, Preparation, and Support         5: "The Attempt Is Meaningful:" Redefining Protest's Ends                                             6: Activist Identity Salience and Repression Resilience                                                                  7: Conclusion                                                                                                                       Appendix                                                                                                                                     References                                                                                                                                   Notes                                                                                                                                         Index

"Cultures of Resistance makes a major contribution to a black box in the study of social movements, namely the effects of state repression, by emphasizing the subjective experience of repression and how certain dynamics of groups and individuals affect whether repression stimulates further activism or stops it. To my knowledge, this book is indeed the first significant work to have this emphasis, and it should shape this area of social movement research for years to come."— Steven E. Barkan, author of Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice: The Continuing American Dilemma"Clear and accessible, her scholarship sound and comprehensible, Cultures of Resistance reflects the lived experiences of dealing with state repression with depth and nuance.  Reynolds-Stenson does an excellent job of discussing the costs of repression."— Mike King, author of When Riot Cops Are Not Enough: The Policing and Repression of Occupy Oakland