The diffusion of social movements : actors, mechanisms, and political effects / edited by Rebecca Kolins Givan, Kenneth M. Roberts, Sarah A. Soule.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Givan, Rebecca Kolins, 1975-

Roberts, Kenneth M., 1958-

Soule, Sarah Anne, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements.

Physical Description:

xiv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Summary:

"It is widely recognized that social movements may spread - or "diffuse" - from one site to another. Such diffusion, however, is a complex and multidimensional process that involves different actors, networks, and mechanisms. This complexity has spawned a large body of literature on different aspects of the diffusion process, yet a comprehensive framework remains an elusive target. This book is a response to that need, and its framework focuses on three basic analytical questions. First, what is being diffused? This question directs attention to both the protest repertoires and interpretive frames that actors construct to define issues and mobilize political claims. Second, how does diffusion occur? This book focuses attention on the activist networks and communication channels that facilitate diffusion, including dialogue, rumors, the mass media, the internet, NGOs, and organizational brokers. Finally, what is the impact of diffusion on organizational development and shifts in the scale of contentious politics? This volume suggests that diffusion is not a simple matter of political contagion or imitation; rather, it is a creative and strategic process marked by political learning, adaptation, and innovation"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The dimensions of diffusion / Rebecca Kolins Givan, Sarah A. Soule, and Kenneth M. Roberts

Part I. Diffusion and the framing of contentious politics: Transnational networks and institutions: how diffusion shaped the politicization of sexual harassment in Europe / Conny Roggeband; Temporality and frame diffusion: the case of the creationist/intelligent design and evolutionist movements from 1925-2005 / James E. Stobaugh and David A. Snow; Framing labor's new human rights movement / Lance Compa; dtFraming the GMO: epistemic brokers, authoritative knowledge and diffusion of opposition to biotechnology / Ronald J. Herring

Part II. Mechanisms of diffusion: Dialogue matters: beyond the transmission model of transnational diffusion between social movements / Sean Chabot; The diffusion of different types of internet activism: suggestive patterns in website adoption of innovations / Jennifer Earl and Katrina Kimport; Transnational networks, diffusion dynamics, and electoral change in the postcommunist world / Valerie Bunce and Sharon Wolchik; Diffusing the rumor bomb 'John Kerry is French' i.e., haughty, foppish, elitist, socialist, cowardly and gay / Jayson Harsin

Part III. Diffusion, scale shift, and organizational change: From protest to organization: the impact of the 1960 sit-ins on movement organizations in the American South / Michael Biggs and Kenneth T. Andrews; Dynamics of diffusion: mechanisms, institutions, and scale shift / Sidney Tarrow.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-249) and index.

ISBN:

9780521193733

0521193737

9780521130950

0521130956

OCLC:

504277690

Publisher Number:

99939917978

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