Animal Rights Activism

Kerstin Jacobsson is Professor of Sociology at the University of Gothenburg. Her most recent books are Social Movements in Post-communist Europe and Russia (Routledge 2014) and Beyond NGO-ization. The Development of Social Movements in Central and Eastern Europe (Ashgate 2013, both co-edited with Steven Saxonberg). Jonas Lindblom is Associate Professor of Sociology at Mälardalen University. Recent publications include articles in Deviant Behavior, Acta Sociologica and Social Movements Studies.

• List of Figures Preface Chapter 1. Introduction: A Moral-Sociological Perspective on Social Movements Chapter 2. Moral Reflexivity Chapter 3. Emotion Work Chapter 4. Secular Religion Chapter 5. Deviance-Management Chapter 6. Summation

"The central thesis of this illuminating book is that the study of social movements could benefit from including a moral-sociological perspective that highlights the importance of moral reflexivity in activism. With this 144-page-long, coherently written and well-structured book, the two authors forcefully demonstrate how revisiting classical sociology remains a fruitful source in social sciences. This is a book of relevance to any social scientist with an interest in social movements, activists' lifeworlds, moral sociology, and the works of Emile Durkheim." - Marie Leth-Espensen, Lund University, Sweden, Acta Sociologica, 61 (2)