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Examines the functions of social networks in the process of individual participation in social movements with focus on the question of network intervention in this process. Social networks intervene in the socialization & construction of identities by providing an opportunity to participate & connecting potential participants to an organization; & by influencing one's intensity of involvement. Case studies of the Bern Declaration & the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) illuminate two characteristics of movement organizations -- their action repertoire & public visibility -- that present variation into participation processes. The social network dynamics of the Bern Declaration & WWF are compared for their socialization, structural connection, & decision-shaping functions. 2 Tables, 2 Figures, 2 Appendixes. L. Collins Leigh

Examines the functions of social networks in the process of individual participation in social movements with focus on the question of network intervention in this process. Social networks intervene in the socialization & construction of identities by providing an opportunity to participate & connecting potential participants to an organization; & by influencing one's intensity of involvement. Case studies of the Bern Declaration & the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) illuminate two characteristics of movement organizations -- their action repertoire & public visibility -- that present variation into participation processes. The social network dynamics of the Bern Declaration & WWF are compared for their socialization, structural connection, & decision-shaping functions. 2 Tables, 2 Figures, 2 Appendixes. L. Collins Leigh