Social Movements
In: Hebdon, C., M. Lennon, M.R. Dove. Social Movements. In: International Encyclopedia of Anthropology, H. Callan ed. 12 vol. London: Wiley-Blackwell.
In: Hebdon, C., M. Lennon, M.R. Dove. Social Movements. In: International Encyclopedia of Anthropology, H. Callan ed. 12 vol. London: Wiley-Blackwell.
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In: Mobilization: the international quarterly review of social movement research, Band 20, Heft 1, S. 124-125
ISSN: 1086-671X
In: Social research: an international quarterly, Band 52, S. 663-890
ISSN: 0037-783X
In: Themes in Canadian sociology
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Social movements have become a constitutive part of contemporary societies, especially so in democratic contexts where the institutional conditions allow for movements to be formed and express themselves freely. They involve conflictual relations with clearly identified opponents, are linked by dense informal networks, share a distinct collective identity, and engage primarily – but not exclusively – in protest activities. Explanations of movement mobilization have typically stressed a number of key factors, or combinations thereof: in particular, grievances, mobilizing structures, political opportunities, and framing processes. This chapter provides an overview of some key aspects relating to the study of social movements. Given the breath of this field, it can only be very selective in doing so. The chapter first addresses the question of the definition of social movements. Then it moves on to looking at the ways in which they have been studied. Finally, it briefly discusses what movements leave behind them, that is, the issue of their outcomes and consequences. The chapter concludes with a summary of the most salient aspects addressed and some directions for future research.
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In: Social movements, protest, and contention 10
How social movements matter : past research, present problems, future developments / Marco Giugni -- Social movements and public policy / Paul Burstein -- Making an impact : conceptual and methodological implications of the collective goods criterion / Edwin Amenta and Michael P. Young -- The impact of social movements on political institutions : a comparison of the introduction of direct legislation in Switzerland and the United States / Hanspeter Kriesi and Dominique Wisler -- Protest, protesters and protest policing : public discourses in Italy and Germany from the 1960s to the 1980s / Donatella della Porta -- Political protest and institutional change : the anti-Vietnam war movement and American science / Kelly Moore -- The biographical impact of activism / Doug McAdam -- Feminist politics in a hostile environment : obstacles and opportunities / Joyce Gelb and Vivien Hart -- How the Cold War was really won : the effects of the antinuclear movements of the 1980s / David S. Meyer -- The impact of environmental movements in western societies / Dieter Rucht -- Ethnic and civic conceptions of nationhood and th differential success of the extreme right in Germany and Italy / Ruud Koopmans and Paul Statham -- From interactions to outcomes in social movements / Charles Tilly
Social movements can be understood as a group of people organized in self-awareness that continuously challenges the existing system and values. This study aims to read the phenomenon of the 212 Movement (2016) in Jakarta, Indonesia using the perspective of the theory of social movements (1848-2013). This research used qualitative approach with descriptive methods. Data collected through observation, interviews and analysis of literatures and news media. This case study found the Movement 212 was able to mobilize millions of people including the category of the Social movement Based on Religiosity because militancy that mingled with voluntary attitudes that were seen in the behavior of the figures and the mass of the action. The religious basis is the main motive for the new social movement 212. The 295.8 km long march carried out by the Ciamis community led by K.H. Nonop Hanafi towards the Jakarta National Monument which later inspired the Bogor and Bekasi people to do the same is a fact of militancy and voluntary which is carried out with a high and sincere awareness on the basis of their religiosity. There are five main actors of this movement, K. H. Nonop Hanafi, Bachtiar Nasir, Muhammad Zaitun Rasmin, Muhammad Alkhathath, and Habieb Rizieq Shihab. This movement has a semi-moderate Islamic ideology with the Islamic model Ahlussunnah Waljama'ah. The implication of this research is the New social movement 212 can uphold Islamic values by upholding the law against what they call the Islamic oppressors. And the other side, the New social movement 212 can be strengthening ukhuwah Islamiyah (Islamic brotherhood), ukhuwah wathoniyah (nationalism), and demanding justice for all the people of Indonesia.
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In: Mobilization: the international quarterly review of social movement research, Band 8, Heft 1, S. 1-24
ISSN: 1086-671X
Movements develop in coevolution with regimes & other actors in their environments. Movement trajectories evolve through stochastic processes & are constrained, but not determined, by structures. Coevolution provides a theoretical structure for organizing existing understandings of social movements & sharpening future research. Stochastic thinking is essential for recognizing both the volatility & path dependence of collective action & its underlying structural constraints. Formal models of diffusion, adaptive learning, mutual reinforcement, & inter-actor competition are developed & compared with empirical protest series. Responses to exogenous reinforcement, mutual adaptation in which failure is as important as success, & inter-actor competition are the most plausible mechanisms to account for empirical patterns. Trajectories of action depend upon the number of discrete random actors. Overall, the analysis suggests that movement dynamics are shaped more by interactions with other actors than by processes internal to a movement, & that empirical analysis must be sensitive to the level of aggregation of the data. 10 Figures, 64 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Telos, Band 52, S. 5-20
ISSN: 0040-2842, 0090-6514
The category of new movements can best be divided into subcategories of cultural movements, which oppose the social life of the present, & political movements, which resist the modern state. Both are often viewed as recurring historical phenomena of protest. The ecological movement, however, embodies a new social trend with a new self-image. Description of new movements as Romantic or populist implies that they are recurrences of older movements. To determine whether there is in fact anything new in current movements requires examination of the type of society they attempt to create. A distinctive feature of modern societies is that social movements are themselves the sources of change, & have the power to challenge cultural traditions. Distinct cultural models can be identified as based on organic, mechanical, & cybernetic concepts of work; these in turn imply differing fundamental normative orders. Where both capitalist & socialist movements represent responses to the mechanical & industrial cultural model, the new movements represent responses to the cybernetic & postindustrial model. These are not yet unified; the logical next step is for sociological research to be followed by intervention to create a unified movement. W. H. Stoddard.