Background
Jasper, James Macdonald was born on September 30, 1957 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of James Dudley and Jane (Howard) Jasper.
( Why did nuclear energy policies in France, Sweden, and ...)
Why did nuclear energy policies in France, Sweden, and the United States, very similar at the time of the oil crisis of 1973 and 1974, diverge so greatly in the following years? In answering this question, James Jasper challenges one of the most popular trends in political analysis: explanations relying exclusively on political and economic structures to account for public policies. Jasper proposes a new cultural and state-centered approach--one heeding not only structural factors but cultural meanings, individual biographies, and elite discretion. Surveying the period from the successful commercialization of light-water-reactor technology in the early 1960s to the present, he explains the events that occurred after 1973: France built even more reactors than it needed, the United States canceled most reactor orders, and Sweden completed planned nuclear plants but decided to phase out nuclear energy by 2010. This work is based on one hundred interviews with managers, policymakers, and activists in the three countries. In addition to providing a unique theoretical perspective, it broadens our understanding of nuclear policy by looking at three countries in depth and over a long historical span. Originally published in 1990. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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( In Restless Nation, James M. Jasper isolates a narrativ...)
In Restless Nation, James M. Jasper isolates a narrative that lies very close to the core of the American character. From colonial times to the present day, Americans have always had a deep-rooted belief in the "fresh start"—a belief that still has Americans moving from place to place faster than the citizens of any other nation.
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(This history and analysis of the animal rights movement c...)
This history and analysis of the animal rights movement chronicles its development from associations of kindly pet-lovers to groups of ruthless activists.
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(Protest has become an everyday part of modern societies, ...)
Protest has become an everyday part of modern societies, an outlet for voicing and discussing basic moral issues. This study integrates diverse examples of protest, from 19th-century boycotts to recent anti-nuclear, animal-rights and environmental movements, showing how social movements operate.
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( In The Art of Moral Protest, James Jasper integrates di...)
In The Art of Moral Protest, James Jasper integrates diverse examples of protest—from nineteenth-century boycotts to recent movements—into a distinctive new understanding of how social movements work. Jasper highlights their creativity, not only in forging new morals but in adopting courses of action and inventing organizational forms. "A provocative perspective on the cultural implications of political and social protest."—Library Journal
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Jasper, James Macdonald was born on September 30, 1957 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of James Dudley and Jane (Howard) Jasper.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1979; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1981; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, 1988.
Professor sociology New York University, New York City, 1987—1996, City University of New York Graduate Center, since 2007.
( Why did nuclear energy policies in France, Sweden, and ...)
( Why did nuclear energy policies in France, Sweden, and ...)
( In The Art of Moral Protest, James Jasper integrates di...)
(This history and analysis of the animal rights movement c...)
(Protest has become an everyday part of modern societies, ...)
( In Restless Nation, James M. Jasper isolates a narrativ...)
Member American Sociological Association, American Political Science Association, International Society Political Psychology, Council for European Studies.