Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 136 g
Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 136 g
Reihe: Elements in Contentious Politics
ISBN: 978-1-009-41586-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Scholars have long recognized that interpersonal networks play a role in mobilizing social movements. Yet, many questions remain. This Element addresses these questions by theorizing about three dimensions of ties: emotionally strong or weak, movement insider or outsider, and ingroup or cross-cleavage. The survey data on the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests show that weak and cross-cleavage ties among outsiders enabled the movement to evolve from a small provocation into a massive national mobilization. In particular, the authors find that Black people mobilized one another through social media and spurred their non-Black friends to protest by sharing their personal encounters with racism. These results depart from the established literature regarding the civil rights movement that emphasizes strong, movement-internal, and racially homogenous ties. The networks that mobilize appear to have changed in the social media era. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
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1. Modern social movements; 2. The ties that mobilize; 3. Measuring mobilization; 4. Tie strength and mobilization mechanisms; 5. Movement insiders and outsiders; 6. Beyond the contact hypothesis: mobilizing allies; 7. Conclusion: where do we go from here?; References.
