GNED 1303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Social Movement Organization

• School: Mount Royal University
• Department: General Education
• Course: GNED 1303
• Professor: Roberta Lexier

Document Summary

Victoria carty, overview of social movement theories and a proposed synthesis . Cassie l. barnhardt, campus-based organizing: tactical repertoires of. Answer the following questions to the best of your ability. Positive: individuals or groups with grievances are able to acquire sufficient resources and support to make movement have a significant impact. Negative: ignores external political context, ignores cultural and symbolic dimensions of social life: political process theory social movements are vastly effected by external resources and politics, shifts attention towards relationship between institution and protesters. Positive: focuses on institutional dynamics of social movements, more focused on creating leverage rather than actual movement. Negative: ignores the process of creating social movement, political social movement leverage can be tough to create without proper planning. Negative: ignores other aspects of social movement process that connects individuals to the movement through interaction. Doesn"t bring anything unique or original to the table their movement to resonate with potential recruits.