PSCI 3006 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Movement Theory, Resource Mobilization, Neoliberalism
2 Oct 2018
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Institutions that are not part of the state and are very distinct from it: collective action- social movements. Alternative to voting but allows citizens to pursue political interests: definitions of social movements share some things in common. No single organization/individual can be said to be the whole social movement. It"s not often in agreement with itself: groups often use litigation and outside tactics. Or lobbying, which is an insider tactic: difference between social movements and advocacy groups. Social movements draw attention to the lack of boundary between the private and the public (the personal is political: social movements are directed at society, not just the state. Class #2-may 10th-historical contexts: social movement theory: two approaches, resource mobilization. Looks at how social movements are formed and spread. Critique: the more mobilized a movement is the more institutionalized it is: political process. Looks at links between social movement actors and the state.
