Social Movement Theory SLIDES

Social movements Actors and organizations seeking to alter power deficits and effect social transformations through the government by mobilizing regular citizens for sustained political action

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HOW MUCH CHANGE? SOCIAL MOVEMENT TYPOLOGY Alternative social movements LIMITED RADICAL Redemptive social movements Reformative social movements Revolutionary social movements WHO IS CHANGED? EVERYONE SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS

SOCIAL MOVEMENT EVOLUTION EMERGENCE COALESCENCE COUNTER MOVEMENT

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SOCIAL MOVEMENT EVOLUTION EMERGENCE COALESCENCE BUREAUCRATIZATION MAINSTREAMING SOCIAL CHANGES COOPTATION REPRESSION

SOCIAL MOVEMENT EVOLUTION EMERGENCE COALESCENCE BUREAUCRATIZATION POLICY CHANGE NO POLICY CHANGE

EMERGENCE COALESCENCE BUREAUCRATIZATION POLICY CHANGE NO POLICY CHANGE POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURES Political opportunities and barriers to movement success Openness/closure of political system Propensity for government repression Presence or absence of political allies FACTORS THAT SHAPE POLICY SUCCESS & FAILURE

DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL MOVEMENT MOBILIZING STRUCTURES Friend network Neighborhoods Work networks NON-MOVEMENT MOVEMENT Activist networks Affinity groups Churches Unions Professional associations Social movement organizations Protest committees FORMAL INFORMAL

POLITICAL OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURES Political opportunities and barriers to movement success Openness/closure of political system Propensity for government repression Presence or absence of political allies EMERGENCE COALESCENCE BUREAUCRATIZATION POLICY CHANGE NO POLICY CHANGE MOBILIZATION STRUCTURES Structural elements of the movement Leadership Formal vs. informal Movement vs. non-movement FRAMING PROCESSES Shaping of problem/solution perceptions Shared or contested identities Problem framing and narratives Emotional appeals FACTORS THAT SHAPE POLICY SUCCESS & FAILURE

What types of mobilizing structures are more effective at engendering public and political support, and possibly influencing policy change? Which framing processes mobilize movement members and external actors? In what contexts and for what policy problems are particular mobilizing structures and/or framing processes more effective? What does it mean for a social movement to be successful? Is policy change required?

PUBLIC POLICY THEORY & APPLICATION P A D M N 6 3 2 0