Organizational Interlocks between New Social Movements and Traditional Elites: The Case of the West German Peace Movement
In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Band 17, Heft 5, S. 583-598
ISSN: 0304-4130
An exploration of the concept of elites in new social movements using the example of the West German peace movement (WGPM) of the early 1980s. The assumptions that these movements have a very limited internal division of labor, & that they represent isolated subcultures within society are examined. WGPM entrepreneurs mobilized individuals &, based on their success, became elites within the movement, creating a division of labor. In addition, the movement itself had links with other sociopolitical sectors; it was not an isolated subculture. 3 Tables, 1 Figure, 50 References. A. Cole