SOCI 386 Chapter Notes -Liberal Democracy, Social Movement
31 Mar 2013
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Sms are a form of claims-making in a repertoire of collective action. Old collective action was localized and targeted local authorities, now it is more cosmopolitan and targets national authorities (generally less violent today and less likely to be repressed by authorities in liberal democracies) Sustained campaigns which make collective claims aimed at authorities. Actors try to represent themselves in wunc fashion. Different types of contention (contained: done by established political actors or transgressive: done by new or innovative actors. Sm actors are challengers and outsiders (distinguishes them from political parties and interest groups) Sms as preference structures, a set of opinions/beliefs that may or may not be turned into collective action. Smo- a complex, formal organization which identifies its goals with the preferences of a. Sm or a countermovement and attempts to implement these goals. Movements differ to the extent they are organized by formal organizations and to which they trigger counter movements.
