Dominique Clement was awarded the Canadian Sociological Association's John Porter Tradition of Excellence Award in 2009 for his book Canada's Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change, 1937-1982. He will present the CSA's annual Porter Lecture in Montreal on 1 June 2010.
CSA066 - The John Porter Tradition of Excellence Book Award / Le prix du livre dans la tradition d'excellence de John Porter.
Lecture / Conférence - Tuesday / Mardi, June 01 juin - 15:45 - Room/ sale MB 3-210
Joint session with the Canadian Historical Association / Séance présentée conjointement avec la Société Canadienne d'histoire
Organiser: Graham Knight, Chair of the CSA John Porter Award Subcommittee, Professor, Communication Studies and Multimedia, McMaster University, knightg@mcmaster.ca
Chair: John Goyder, CSA President-Elect, Professor of Sociology, University of Waterloo, jgoyder@uwaterloo.ca
Speaker: Dr. Dominique Clément, University of Alberta
Professor Clément is the 2009 winner of the CSA's John Porter Prize, for his book Canada's Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change, 1937-1982 (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2008).
Canada's Rights Revolution examines the evolution of rights activism and discourse from the late 1930s until the early 1980s. Clément's analysis draws from the theoretical and research literature on social movement organizations, particularly the literature on resource mobilization and strategy, to examine comparatively the development of four organizations: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Ligue des droits de l'homme, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Newfoundland-Labrador Human Rights Association. Using archival data, press coverage, and material obtained through access to information applications Clément reveals in a balanced and meticulous way the conflicts and tensions that characterized the development of a rights culture in Canada.
Canada's Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change, 1937-1982 deals with several issues relating to the study of social movements including generational change; regional and ideological conflict; mobilization; the law and social change; and state funding for advocacy groups. It explores human rights controversies such as civilian review of the police, denominational education, domestic terrorism, the treatment of prisoners, criminalizing narcotics, national security policies, censorship and welfare policy reform.
CSA066 - The John Porter Tradition of Excellence Book Award / Le prix du livre dans la tradition d'excellence de John Porter.
Lecture / Conférence - Tuesday / Mardi, June 01 juin - 15:45 - Room/ sale MB 3-210
Joint session with the Canadian Historical Association / Séance présentée conjointement avec la Société Canadienne d'histoire
Organiser: Graham Knight, Chair of the CSA John Porter Award Subcommittee, Professor, Communication Studies and Multimedia, McMaster University, knightg@mcmaster.ca
Chair: John Goyder, CSA President-Elect, Professor of Sociology, University of Waterloo, jgoyder@uwaterloo.ca
Speaker: Dr. Dominique Clément, University of Alberta
Professor Clément is the 2009 winner of the CSA's John Porter Prize, for his book Canada's Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change, 1937-1982 (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2008).
Canada's Rights Revolution examines the evolution of rights activism and discourse from the late 1930s until the early 1980s. Clément's analysis draws from the theoretical and research literature on social movement organizations, particularly the literature on resource mobilization and strategy, to examine comparatively the development of four organizations: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Ligue des droits de l'homme, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, and the Newfoundland-Labrador Human Rights Association. Using archival data, press coverage, and material obtained through access to information applications Clément reveals in a balanced and meticulous way the conflicts and tensions that characterized the development of a rights culture in Canada.
Canada's Rights Revolution: Social Movements and Social Change, 1937-1982 deals with several issues relating to the study of social movements including generational change; regional and ideological conflict; mobilization; the law and social change; and state funding for advocacy groups. It explores human rights controversies such as civilian review of the police, denominational education, domestic terrorism, the treatment of prisoners, criminalizing narcotics, national security policies, censorship and welfare policy reform.