Mobilizing for Change in a Social Movement Society

Solidarity and public participation: the role of the Aarhus Convention in containing environmentally induced social conflict

“…They have enabled protest movements to become coherent and durable. 56 Campaigns are recorded on audio and video and while Leonard's claims about a new, 'socio-cultural narrative at a key point of departure in Irish society' may be over-stating things, there is no doubt that the new media have had a galvanizing effect. 57…”

“Not Fissures but Moments of Crises that Can Be Overcome”: Building a Relational Organizing Culture in Community Organizations and Trade Unions

“…People participate in strikes, protests, or marches often out of a sense of solidarity and this participation actively promotes a collective identity or feelings of oneness (Benford ). There are thus strong links among solidarity, collective identity, and mobilization or collective action (e.g., Taylor ; Greer and Hauptmeier ).…”

The unknown struggle : a comparative analysis of women in the Black Power movement.

“…Social movements arise in response to large-scale factors structural including drastic transformations in the economic system, major popUlation shifts, and social disruption (Taylor, 2000). For mobilization to occur, "at a minimum, people need to feel both aggrieved about some aspect of their lives and optimistic that, acting collectively, they can redress the problem" (McAdam et aI., 5).…”

“…al. forthcoming;Tilly, 1978;Taylor, 2000;Morris, 2000). Political process theorists argue the route by which people mobilize for action occurs through informal networks, pre-existing structures, and formal organizations (Oberschall, 1973;Morris, 2000;Mc Adam, 1982;Morris, 1981Morris, , 1984Snowet.…”

“…aI, 1980). Agency-laden institutions and indigenous grassroots networks, oftentimes oflongstanding tradition such as the African-American church, represent vehicles through which organizational and cultural resources are mobilized (Morris, 2000;Taylor, 2000). Social movement organizations perform critical functions by simultaneously mobilizing and coordinating collective action, as well, as defining the goals and tactics of movements (McCarthy & Zaid, 1977;Gamson, 1975;Morris, 1984;Zaid & Ash, 1966;Morris & Herring, 1987).…”