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34
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9839
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801
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426

Overview

Jackie Smith is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the Social Sciences, with significant contributions to subfields including Sociology and Political Science, History, Political Science and International Relations, Anthropology, and Public Administration.

Their work addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Human Rights and Development
  • Anthropological Studies and Insights
  • Labor Movements and Unions
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Family Support in Illness

Jackie Smith's recent publications reflect this thematic diversity. Noteworthy papers include:

  • "Transnational Social Movements" (2022) published in The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements
  • "Making Other Worlds Possible: The Battle in Seattle in World-Historical Context" (2020) published in Socialism and Democracy
  • "Inter-organizational relations in transnational environmental and women's activism: multilateralists, pragmatists, and rejectionists" (2020) published in Globalizations

Smith's publications have appeared frequently in the Journal of World-Systems Research and Journal of Human Rights, alongside contributions to The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements, Cancer Nursing, and Socialism and Democracy. This indicates a strong presence across specialized and interdisciplinary venues within social sciences and related fields.

Frequent coauthors of Jackie Smith include Patrick Manning, Melanie M. Hughes, Michael Goodhart, Joan E. Haase, and Kristin Stegenga, with collaborations ranging from three joint works with Manning to single collaborations with others.

Overall, Jackie Smith's research shows a sustained engagement with political and social movement dynamics, human rights issues, and the intersection of activism and governance structures, contributing across a range of academic outlets and collaborative networks.

Best Publications

  • Images of protest: Dimensions of selection bias in media coverage of Washington demonstrations, 1982 and 1991

    John David McCarthy;Clark McPhail;Jackie Smith

  • Transnational Social Movements and Global Politics: Solidarity Beyond the State

    Jackie G. Smith;Charles Chatfield;Ron Pagnucco

  • From Protest to Agenda Building: Description Bias in Media Coverage of Protest Events in Washington, D.C.

    Jackie Smith;John D. McCarthy;Clark McPhail;Boguslaw Augustyn

  • Coalitions across borders : transnational protest and the neoliberal order

    Joe Bandy;Jackie G. Smith

  • The Uneven Geography of Global Civil Society: National and Global Influences on Transnational Association

    Jackie Smith;Dawn Wiest

  • Globalizing Resistance: The Battle of Seattle and the Future of Social Movements

    Jackie Smith

  • Social Movements for Global Democracy

    Jackie G. Smith

  • Global Democracy and the World Social Forums

    Jackie G. Smith

  • Globalization and resistance : transnational dimensions of social movements

    Jackie G. Smith;Hank Johnston

  • Bridging global divides? Strategic framing and solidarity in transnational social movement organizations

    Jackie Smith

  • Activists beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics

    Jackie Smith

  • Accessing public, media, electoral, and governmental agendas

    John D. McCarthy;Jackie Smith;Mayer N. Zald

  • Globalizing Human Rights: The Work of Transnational Human Rights NGOs in the 1990s

    Jackie Smith;Ron Pagnucco;George A. Lopez

  • Characteristics of the Modern Transnational Social Movement Sector

    Jackie Smith

  • Exploring Connections Between Global Integration and Political Mobilization

    Jackie Smith

  • Structural Approaches in the Sociology of Social Movements

    Jackie Smith;Tina Fetner

  • Social Movements in the World-System: The Politics of Crisis and Transformation

    Jackie G. Smith;Dawn Wiest

  • Global Civil Society? Transnational Social Movement Organizations and Social Capital

    Jackie Smith

  • Transnational Protest and Global ActivismTransnational Protest and Global Activism, edited by della PortaDonatella and TarrowSidneyLanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2005. 287 pp. $75.00 cloth. ISBN: 0-7425-3586-X. $34.95 paper. ISBN: 0-7425-3587-8.

    Jackie Smith

  • Transnational social movement organisations in the global political arena

    Jackie Smith;Ron Pagnucco;Winnie Romeril

  • Globalization from Below: Transnational Activists and Protest Networks

    Jackie Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Chase-Dunn
Christopher Chase-Dunn University of California, Riverside
John D. McCarthy
John D. McCarthy Pennsylvania State University
Peter Smith
Peter Smith University of Aberdeen
Mayer N. Zald
Mayer N. Zald University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mario Diani
Mario Diani University of Trento
Sidney Tarrow
Sidney Tarrow Cornell University
Ruud Koopmans
Ruud Koopmans Social Science Research Center Berlin
Marco Giugni
Marco Giugni University of Geneva

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