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This book is concerned with the carriers and fate of social
movements in modern America. It presents an argument that in an
organizational society the shape of social movements is closely
tied to the technologies, forms, opportunities, and targets created
by that society .
This book explores Morris Janowitz's creative ideas and their
application to the study of a wide range of American institutions.
Janowitz is one of the best known and most prolific sociologists
adopting the institutional approach to an understanding of
contemporary society. In this book, his students and colleagues
take up many of his seminal ideas and apply them to such
instituions as the local community, the armed forces, the welare
state, and crime control.
Although the fields of organization theory and social movement
theory have long been viewed as belonging to different worlds,
recent events have intervened, reminding us that organizations are
becoming more movement-like - more volatile and politicized - while
movements are more likely to borrow strategies from organizations.
Organization theory and social movement theory are two of the most
vibrant areas within the social sciences. This collection of
original essays and studies both calls for a closer connection
between these fields and demonstrates the value of this
interchange. Three introductory, programmatic essays by leading
scholars in the two fields are followed by eight empirical studies
that directly illustrate the benefits of this type of
cross-pollination. The studies variously examine the processes by
which movements become organized and the role of movement processes
within and among organizations. The topics covered range from
globalization and transnational social movement organizations to
community recycling programs.
Social movements such as environmentalism, feminism, nationalism, and the anti-immigration movement figure prominently in the modern world. Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements examines social movements in a comparative perspective, focusing on the role of ideology and beliefs, mechanisms of mobilization, and how politics shapes the development and outcomes of movements. It includes case studies of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, and West Germany.
Although the fields of organization theory and social movement
theory have long been viewed as belonging to different worlds,
recent events have intervened, reminding us that organizations are
becoming more movement-like - more volatile and politicized - while
movements are more likely to borrow strategies from organizations.
Organization theory and social movement theory are two of the most
vibrant areas within the social sciences. This collection of
original essays and studies both calls for a closer connection
between these fields and demonstrates the value of this
interchange. Three introductory, programmatic essays by leading
scholars in the two fields are followed by eight empirical studies
that directly illustrate the benefits of this type of
cross-pollination. The studies variously examine the processes by
which movements become organized and the role of movement processes
within and among organizations. The topics covered range from
globalization and transnational social movement organizations to
community recycling programs.
Social movements such as environmentalism, feminism, nationalism, and the anti-immigration movement figure prominently in the modern world. Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements examines social movements in a comparative perspective, focusing on the role of ideology and beliefs, mechanisms of mobilization, and how politics shapes the development and outcomes of movements. It includes case studies of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, the United States, Italy, the Netherlands, and West Germany.
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