This paper presents a model of the mobilization of people into movements that is compatible
with a resource mobilization perspective on social movement organizations as the unit of …

This chapter argues that the study of social movements can function as an important bridge
for understanding the relation between the individual and society, between structure and …

I embrace Mills's (1940) conception of motives to offer new insight into an old question: why
do people join social movements? I draw upon ethnographic research at the Crossroads …

Past analysis of social movements and social movement organizations has normally
assumed a close link between the frustrations or grievances of a collectivity of actors and the …

In the effort to create a general, encompassing theory of social movements, a flurry of
proposals for" synthesis" have recently been submitted. At first, suggestions were made to …

Participation in social movements is a multifaceted phenomenon. Indeed, there are many
different forms of movement participation. Two important dimensions to distinguish forms of …

Access to needed resources–material, human, social‐organizational, cultural and moral–
remains a crucial link between sentiments for change and the capacity of social movements …

This article examines the debate within resource mobilization theory concerning the
motivation of participants in social movement organizations. Conclusions based on a case …

Research interest in the social psychology and motivational dynamics of social movements
has changed dramatically over the last thirty years. The 1970s and 1980s saw the rise of the …

Resource mobilization theorists have nearly abandoned social-psychological analysis of
social movements. In this paper a fresh case is made for social psychology. New insights in …