POLS 251 Lecture : Pols 251 Jan 7th.doc

• School: U of S
• Department: Political Studies
• Course: POLS 251
• Professor: David York

Document Summary

Social movement: a collective, organized, sustained, and non-institutional, challenge to authorities, power holders, or cultural beliefs and practices. (goodwin and jasper, 4, 2009) Think about what you would do if you were a social movement entrepreneur what would you need to do. In some places social movements are said to call on institutions. The initial spark must come from outside the government. Look towards who has power, towards the change in attitudes and values. Target is some component to the status quo. Social movements as "contentious" for charles tilly, social movements are but one form of "contentious politics" Social movements are "collective challenges" based on common purposes and social solidarity, in sustained interaction with elites, opponents, and authorities. A social movement is "a set of opinions and beliefs in a population which represents preference for changing some elements of the social structure and or reward distribution of society" They are collective in efforts, of some duration and organization.