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2009
Four elements are common in social science definitions of social movements: a network structure, the use of unconventional means, shared beliefs and solidarity, and the pursuit of some conflictual aims. Once a marginal area in the social sciences, social movement studies grew into a main field of study in sociology and a significant one in other ...
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Four elements are common in social science definitions of social movements: a network structure, the use of unconventional means, shared beliefs and solidarity, and the pursuit of some conflictual aims. Once a marginal area in the social sciences, social movement studies grew into a main field of study in sociology and a significant one in other ...
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Social Movements and Europeanization
2009Are social movement organizations euroskeptical? Or do they accept the EU as a new level of governance to place pressure on? Do they provide a critical capital, necessary for the political structuring of the EU? This book includes surveys of activists at international protest events, targeting the European Union (for a total of about 5000 interviews ...
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Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies, 2015
Social movements are (a) mostly informal networks of interaction, based on (b) shared beliefs and solidarity, mobilized around (c) contentious themes through (d) the frequent use of various forms of protest. Communication assumes a central role in the articulation of each of these definitional aspects.
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Social movements are (a) mostly informal networks of interaction, based on (b) shared beliefs and solidarity, mobilized around (c) contentious themes through (d) the frequent use of various forms of protest. Communication assumes a central role in the articulation of each of these definitional aspects.
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Philosophy Compass, 2016
AbstractSocial movements are ubiquitous in political life. But what are they? What makes someone a member of a social movement, or some action an instance of movement activity? Are social movements compatible with democracy? Are they required for it? And how should individuals respond to movement calls to action?
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AbstractSocial movements are ubiquitous in political life. But what are they? What makes someone a member of a social movement, or some action an instance of movement activity? Are social movements compatible with democracy? Are they required for it? And how should individuals respond to movement calls to action?
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2023
Abstract This chapter discusses the state of research on social movements in Switzerland. Following a common approach in the field, social movements are defined as informal networks of actors with a collective identity, mobilizing around conflicting issues through different forms of protest. The chapter first characterizes the context in
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Abstract This chapter discusses the state of research on social movements in Switzerland. Following a common approach in the field, social movements are defined as informal networks of actors with a collective identity, mobilizing around conflicting issues through different forms of protest. The chapter first characterizes the context in
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Imagination and social movements
Current Opinion in Psychology, 2020Whether explicitly mentioned or not, imagination plays a key role in social movements. People's dissatisfaction with what is, their imagining of how things once were better, or of how things may become, often supports social movements. Social movements can, in turn, bring about new imaginations for people.
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2021
Research on emerging sports focuses primarily on participants’ lifestyles, motives, modes of expression, and consumption. Few scholars have examined sports as social movements. With this chapter, I attempt to fill this gap in the literature. In the late twentieth century, new types of collective action emerged, such as anti-nuclear energy protests, gay
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Research on emerging sports focuses primarily on participants’ lifestyles, motives, modes of expression, and consumption. Few scholars have examined sports as social movements. With this chapter, I attempt to fill this gap in the literature. In the late twentieth century, new types of collective action emerged, such as anti-nuclear energy protests, gay
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2020
This chapter presents the major theories and approaches in social movement research, highlighting four constitutive elements. Next, in a more descriptive approach, it outlines some general patterns and profiles of contemporary social movements, stressing the need to interpret social movements in relation to their key reference groups of which, besides ...
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This chapter presents the major theories and approaches in social movement research, highlighting four constitutive elements. Next, in a more descriptive approach, it outlines some general patterns and profiles of contemporary social movements, stressing the need to interpret social movements in relation to their key reference groups of which, besides ...
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