"Let me begin by noting what an impressive set of contributors the editors have assembled to address the central problems of the project. Donatella della Porta, Olivier Fillieule, Verta Taylor, Paul Almeida, Bert Kandermans, Mate Szabo, and Grzegorz Ekiert are each internationally known scholars of social movements...each of these scholars have great credibility on issues surrounding democratic transitions based on their past work." --John McCarthy