Overview

Contention is dedicated to research on social protest, collective action and contentious politics. As a multidisciplinary journal, Contention’s mission is to bridge scholarly divides and promote knowledge exchange across a diverse audience of scholars in the social sciences and humanities. The journal publishes articles by academics and practitioners on topics spanning the full range of social and political contention. Contention welcomes research articles that expand our knowledge of contentious politics and social protest, as well as novel theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions. The journal also publishes critical review articles, as well as book reviews of new or noteworthy texts. Examples of suitable topics for Contention include but are not limited to: Comparative studies of social movements Analyses of revolutions or revolutionary waves Quantitative research on protest Ethnographic and historical analyses of past or present instances of contention Social and political theory or methodology Sociopsychological analysis of social protest and collective action Pedagogical implications of social change Legal and economic implications of social movements Artistic or literary dimensions of social protest In-depth empirical reports on recent protests or social movements Movement-writing by practitioners and organizers