The relative deprivation perspective was widely employed in the social movement literature
of the late 1960s and early 1970s. In spite of the growing popularity of some newer …

A review of the past decade's research on American associations reveals significant growth
in empirical findings across three levels of analysis: the individual member, the organization …

In this classic work of sociology, Doug McAdam presents a political-process model that
explains the rise and decline of the black protest movement in the United States. Moving …

The word" mobilization" conveniently identifies the process by which a group goes from
being a passive collection of individuals to an active participant in public life. Demobilization …

In Challenging Codes Melucci brings an original perspective to research on collective action
which both emphasizes the role of culture and makes telling connections with the …

Four aspects of mobilization are distinguished: formation of mobilization potentials,
formation and activation of recruitment networks, arousal of motivation to participate, and …

Past examinations of differential recruitment to and the differential growth of social
movements have typically sought explanation at a social psychological/motivational level of …

The pace of black insurgency between 1955 and 1970 is analyzed as a function of an
ongoing process of tactical interaction between movement forces and southern …

This article uses social movement theory to analyze environmental justice rhetoric. It argues
that the environmental justice frame is a master frame that uses discourses about injustice …

'A rich and thoughtful book.'History'A magnificent empirical resource accompanied by a
subtle and powerful framework of interpretation... It is not often that historical scholarship is …