The conscience constituent reconsidered

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Nicholas Owen
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Women's Movements ◽  
Social Movement Theory ◽  
Resource Mobilization Theory ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
Mobilization Theory ◽  
Political Process Theory ◽  
Critical Account

Chapter 1 provides a critical account of the conscience constituent in social movement theory. It identifies the points at which conscience constituents are deployed in social movement theory: in resource mobilization theory, rational choice accounts of mobilization, political process theory, and framing theory. It considers the weaknesses of the conscience constituent theory both in terms of supply (why conscience constituents participate) and demand (why social movements make use of them). It introduces four puzzling empirical cases the existing theory struggles to explain: women’s movements and their male supporters, anticolonialism and its British friends, labor representation and its professional advocates, and Victorian socialists and middle-class fellowship. The chapter also provides a roadmap to the book as a whole and explains and justifies methodological and definitional choices.

scholarly journals Fair Copyright for Canada: Lessons for Online Social Movements from the First Canadian Facebook Uprising

2013 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 841-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blayne Haggart
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Political Engagement ◽  
Resource Mobilization Theory ◽  
Mouvements Sociaux ◽  
Médias Sociaux ◽  
Mobilization Theory ◽  
Political Process Theory ◽  
Medias Sociaux

Abstract.Despite the growing importance of social media, their political effectiveness remains understudied. Drawing on and updating resource mobilization theory and political process theory, this article considers how social media make “political engagement more probable” and determine the success of online social movements. It does so by examining the mainstreaming of the Canadian “user rights” copyright movement, focusing on the Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook page, created in December 2007. This decentralized, grassroots, social media-focused action—the first successful campaign of its kind in Canada and one of the first in the world—changed the terms of the Canadian copyright debate and legitimized Canadian user rights. As this case demonstrates, social media have changed the type and quantity of resources needed to create and sustain social movements, creating openings for new groups and interests. Their success, however, remains dependent on the political context within which they operate.Résumé.Malgré l'importance croissante des médias sociaux, leur efficacité politique est encore peu étudiée. En s'appuyant sur et en mettant á jour la théorie de la mobilisation des ressources et la théorie du processus politique, cet article examine comment les médias sociaux rendent « l'engagement politique plus probable » (Jensen et al., 2012 : 16) et détermine la réussite des mouvements sociaux en ligne. Il le fait en examinant l'intégration du mouvement canadien de « droits d'utilisateur » dans le débat sur les droits d'auteur et en se concentrant sur la page FacebookFair Copyright for Canada, créée en décembre 2007. Cet action décentralisée populaire, axée sur les médias sociaux—la première campagne réussie de son genre au Canada et l'une des premières du monde—a changé les termes du débat sur les droits d'auteur canadiens et a légitimé les droits d'utilisateur canadiens. Cette affaire montre que les médias sociaux ont changé le type et la quantité des ressources nécessaires pour créer et maintenir les mouvements sociaux, et qu'ils ont crée, par la suite, des ouvertures pour des nouveaux groupes et intérêts. Leur succès reste cependant dépendant du contexte politique dans lequel elles opèrent.

scholarly journals Women’s Movements and Feminism

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laure Bereni
Keyword(s):  
Gender Identity ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Women's Movement ◽  
Women's Movements ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Social Movement Theory ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Movement Theory

This chapter starts by exploring the ways in which comparative research on women’s movements has challenged dominant conceptions in social movement theory, notably the antagonism between movements and institutions and the conflation of protest and disruption. The chapter then turns to the specific insights of French research on the women’s movement and feminism. First, a series of studies have explored the politicization of gender identity and the the historical interplay between mobilizing as women and doing so for women. Second, there has been considerable examination of the complex ways in which feminist protest has become ingrained in state institutions. Third, several works have focused on the process of diffusion and individual appropriation of feminist ideas outside the women’s movement. A recent line of research has placed the emphasis on the intersecting power relationships that shape the contemporary women’s movement.

scholarly journals Paths towards Autonomy in Indigenous Women's Movements: Mexico, Peru, Bolivia

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
STÉPHANIE ROUSSEAU ◽  
ANAHI MORALES HUDON
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Women's Movements ◽  
Indigenous Women ◽  
Social Movement Theory ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
The Creation

AbstractBased on comparative research this article analyses indigenous women's organising trajectories and the creation of spaces where they position themselves as autonomous political actors. Drawing on social movement theory and intersectionality, we present a typology of the organisational forms adopted by indigenous women in Peru, Bolivia and Mexico over the last two decades. One of the key findings of our comparative study is that indigenous women have become social movement actors through different organisational forms that in part determine the degree of autonomy they can exercise as political subjects.

Backyards, NIMBYs, and Incinerator Sitings: Implications for Social Movement Theory

1993 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Walsh ◽  
Rex Warland ◽  
D. Clayton Smith
Keyword(s):  
Social Movement ◽  
Social Movement Theory ◽  
Movement Theory
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