scholarly journals The evolving quality and scope of new social movements: Toronto food security organizations mobilizing for change.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Schieck
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
New Social Movements ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
Food Taking ◽  
Security Organizations

"This research project investigates some contemporary urban aspects of the politics of food. Taking social movement theory as my theoretical framework, this paper examines the ways in which the practices and services of Toronto organizations such as the Stop Community Food Centre, FoodShare, and Not Far From The Tree promote countercultural food ideologies and thus may be viewed as actors attempting to influence political and social change through food. While individual organizations should not be confused with social movements, it is possible that we may be able look at this ensemble of organizations as an informal network that exemplifies a new contemporary form of social movement."--Pages 3-4.

scholarly journals The evolving quality and scope of new social movements: Toronto food security organizations mobilizing for change.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Schieck
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
New Social Movements ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
Food Taking ◽  
Security Organizations

"This research project investigates some contemporary urban aspects of the politics of food. Taking social movement theory as my theoretical framework, this paper examines the ways in which the practices and services of Toronto organizations such as the Stop Community Food Centre, FoodShare, and Not Far From The Tree promote countercultural food ideologies and thus may be viewed as actors attempting to influence political and social change through food. While individual organizations should not be confused with social movements, it is possible that we may be able look at this ensemble of organizations as an informal network that exemplifies a new contemporary form of social movement."--Pages 3-4.

Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Cristina Flesher Fominaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Common Sense ◽  
Democratic Theory ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Social Movement Theory ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
Autonomous Movement ◽  
Key Questions

The Introduction situates the 15-M movement within contemporary debates about the crisis of democracy and the possibilities for progressive pro-democracy movements to regenerate democracy in the context of the twin crises of democracy and capitalism. It lays out the key questions and theoretical framework within which to understand the movement, engaging with critical democratic theory and social movement theory. It argues that as an influential, potent, sustained, and impactful pro-democracy movement, 15-M offers an excellent case study within which to examine contemporary debates about the relation between social movements and democracy. At the same time, as an autonomous movement, it defies common sense and (most) scholarly understandings of what makes a social movement “successful.” How and why it succeeded despite not meeting what are considered the necessary requirements forms the basis of the book’s contribution and steers us toward a new way of understanding the power and possibilities of autonomous movements today.

The significance of social movement theory to anarchism

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana M. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Relative Deprivation ◽  
Social Movement Theory ◽  
Political Opportunity ◽  
New Social Movements ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
Frame Alignment ◽  
The Poor

While academics are apt to seek the development of theoretical explanations for social movements, activists are more concerned with learning practical lessons about their movements in order to further their goals. Activist theorizing happens within all social movements, but academics have tended to focus exclusively on reformist, mainstream movements. There have been impressive contributions by sociological theorists of movements, but activists remain frustrated and indifferent to the poor attempts to theorize about revolutionary or anti-authoritarian movements, such as anarchism. Consequently, the established theoretical explanations for movements—including relative deprivation, resource mobilization, frame alignment, and dynamics of contention—are of mixed relevance to anarchist movements. This chapter briefly introduces these assorted theories and applies to anarchist movements. Some of these theories address crucial concerns, like strategy, timing, scale, and risks of movements. More importance will be placed upon other key interpretations to be introduced later in the text (i.e., political opportunity, new social movements, and social capital theories). An appropriate orientation is taken toward developing “better theories”: conserving and improving what exists (of both American and European scholarly origin) that is good, and building better theories from currently un-addressed concerns. This chapter also explores what is the utility of social movement theory for anarchist movements themselves.

Institutional Legacies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donatella della Porta ◽  
Massimiliano Andretta ◽  
Tiago Fernandes ◽  
Eduardo Romanos ◽  
Markos Vogiatzoglou
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Transition To Democracy ◽  
Political Regime ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Political Opportunities ◽  
Protest Policing ◽  
Institutional Legacies

Chapter 3 addresses the institutional legacy (that is, the set of formal and informal rules that regulate the exercise of power in a political regime) of the transition to democracy, particularly those institutional dimensions that are more relevant for social movements—what social movement studies have defined as political opportunities. After setting the theoretical framework by specifying the main qualities of democracy the research has addressed, the chapter covers the legal and constitutional provisions on civil (especially protest) rights, political rights (right to resistance, majoritarian versus consensual assets), and social rights as well as practices—particularly with regard to protest, citizens’ participation, protest policing, and concertation.

scholarly journals Conceptualising organisational cultural lag: Marriage equality and Australian sport

2021 ◽  
pp. 144078332199165
Author(s):  
Keith D Parry ◽  
Ryan Storr ◽  
Emma J Kavanagh ◽  
Eric Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Marriage Equality ◽  
Institutional Diversity ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
Cultural Lag

This article develops a theoretical framework to understand how sexuality can be institutionalised through debates about marriage equality. We first examine 13 Australian sporting organisations concerning their support for marriage equality and sexual minority inclusion before showing they drew cultural capital from supporting episodes of equality exogenous to their organisation, while failing to promote internal inclusion. We use online content analysis alongside the identification of institutional speech acts within policy to analyse results through three conceptual lenses: Ahmed’s institutional diversity work, Ogburn’s cultural lag, and Evan’s organisational lag, from which we propose a hybrid – organisational cultural lag – as a theoretical tool within social movement theory.

scholarly journals GERAKAN SOSIAL DAN NALAR ISLAM PROGRESIF: MENCARI TITIK TEMU KERANGKA METATEORI

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 281
Author(s):  
Ahmad Izudin
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Important Position ◽  
New Social Movement ◽  
Meta Theory

This article will examine how progressive Islam’s reasoning can be a reference to free human beings from the exploitation and domination of social class? So what social movements can we do in the midst of crush the nation’s problems related to the exploitation of natural resources that increasingly vine? From this point on, I hope to get a meta-theory regulation that can be implied entirely for the benefit of society, in order to be free from exploitation and domination. To answer this important position, the discourse of social movements can be mapped into two, namely old social movement and new social movement. While Islam as a universal religion, there is no need to discuss theological-transcendental issues, but how the theology should create a new, more applicable avenue of dialectics to answer the question the rulers of powers domination. In the hope of a progressive, inclusive, open-minded, and pluralist theological doctrine. The results of this study may contribute to the development of science and the movement that became a turning point and reference in social change.[Artikel ini hendak mengkaji bagaimana nalar Islam progresif yang dapat menjadi acuan untuk membebaskan manusia dari eksploitasi dan dominasi kelas sosial? Lantas gerakan sosial apa yang dapat kita lakukan di tengah himpitan persoalan bangsa terkait eksploitasi sumber daya alam yang kian menggurita? Dari titik ini, maka saya berharap mendapat satu regulasi metateori yang bisa diimplikasikan sepenuhnya untuk kepentingan masyarakat, agar bisa terbebas dari ekspolitasi dan dominasi. Untuk menjawab posisi penting ini, maka diskursus gerakan sosial dapat dipetakan menjadi dua, yakni old social movement dan new social movement. Sementara Islam sebagai agama universal, tidak perlu lagi membahas persoalan teologis-transendental, tetapi bagaimana teologi itu harus menciptakan ruang dealektika baru yang lebih aplikatif menjawab persoalan dominasi kekuasaan para penguasa. Dengan harapan munculnya doktrin teologis yang progresif, inklusif, open-minded, dan pluralis. Hasil kajian ini semoga memberikan kontribusi bagi perkembangan ilmu pengetahuan dan gerakan yang menjadi titik balik dan acuan dalam perubahan sosial.]

The Success and Sustainability of American Nationalist Movements

2018 ◽  
pp. 83-102
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Social Movement Theory ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Nationalist Movements ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
Black Lives Matter

This chapter analyzes the viability of the selected case studies in legitimizing or mainstreaming their goals and ideology, as well as paths to success and/or failure. The chapter provides prescriptions for both movements and highlights obstacles that may impede each from achieving stated goals or solidifying political victories (electoral, legislative, or ideologically within the wider society). The phases of social movement theory first promulgated by Herbert Blumer is explained in this chapter as a method of considering future movements. The success of American social movements is traditionally marked by legislative victories or codification of change (which is what Black Lives Matter is seeking), while contemporary movements have been successful at achieving electoral victories (that of Donald Trump); this chapter explores that dichotomy as well.

A Critical Review of Social Movement Theory: Gender and Emotion in Activist Cultures

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-42
Author(s):  
Emma Craddock
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Social Movement Theory ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Movement Theory ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Theory Of Practice ◽  
The Public Sphere

This chapter sets up the theoretical context of the book. It begins by establishing the key relevant debates in Social Movement Theory (SMT), including that of new versus old social movements, the influence of new media technologies on social movements and the role of emotions within social movement studies. This chapter identifies the theoretical perspective for studying activist culture, drawing on Bourdieu’s (1992) theory of practice. This will serve as the basis for developing an analysis of the affective and cultural dimensions of social movement activism. It is contended that this approach enables the development of in-depth ‘thick description’ (Geertz, 1973) and an understanding of the interactions between activists as well as between the activist field and the wider social and political context, which is a theme threaded throughout the book. The chapter highlights feminist critiques of mainstream (or ‘malestream’) SMT’s failure to recognise the importance of gender to theorising social movements. This is contextualised by a wider discussion about the gendered exclusions that exist within the public sphere.

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