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18 relations: Charles Tilly, Collective behavior, Collective benefits, Doug McAdam, Elite, Legal opportunity structure, MoveOn, Opportunism, Pluralism (political philosophy), Political repression, Political sociology, Relative deprivation, Resource mobilization, Sidney Tarrow, Social movement, Social movement impact theory, Solidarity, Structure and agency.
Charles Tilly
Charles Tilly (May 27, 1929 – April 29, 2008) was an American sociologist, political scientist, and historian who wrote on the relationship between politics and society.
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Collective behavior
The expression collective behavior was first used by Franklin Henry Giddings (1908) and employed later by Robert E. Park (1921), Herbert Blumer (1939), Ralph Turner and Lewis Killian (1957), and Neil Smelser (1962) to refer to social processes and events which do not reflect existing social structure (laws, conventions, and institutions), but which emerge in a "spontaneous" way.
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Collective benefits
A collective benefit often benefits more than one person at the cost of an individual acting to obtain the benefit.
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Doug McAdam
Doug McAdam (born August 31, 1951) is Professor of Sociology at Stanford University.
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Elite
In political and sociological theory, the elite (French élite, from Latin eligere) are a small group of powerful people who hold a disproportionate amount of wealth, privilege, political power, or skill in a society.
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Legal opportunity structure
Legal opportunity structure or legal opportunity is a concept found in the study of law and social movements.
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MoveOn
MoveOn (formerly known as MoveOn.org) is an American progressive public policy advocacy group and political action committee.
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Opportunism
Opportunism is the conscious policy and practice of taking advantage of circumstances – with little regard for principles, or with what the consequences are for others.
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Pluralism (political philosophy)
Pluralism as a political philosophy is the recognition and affirmation of diversity within a political body, which permits the peaceful coexistence of different interests, convictions and lifestyles.
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Political repression
Political repression is the persecution of an individual or group within society for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing their ability to take part in the political life of a society thereby reducing their standing among their fellow citizens.
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Political sociology
Political sociology is concerned with the sociological analysis of political phenomena ranging from the State, to civil society, to the family, investigating topics such as citizenship, social movements, and the sources of social power.
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Relative deprivation
Relative deprivation is the lack of resources to sustain the diet, lifestyle, activities and amenities that an individual or group are accustomed to or that are widely encouraged or approved in the society to which they belong.
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Resource mobilization
Resource mobilization is the process of getting resources from resource provider, using different mechanisms, to implement an organization's pre-determined goals.
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Sidney Tarrow
Sidney George Tarrow (born 1938) is an emeritus professor of political science and sociology, known for his research in the areas of comparative politics, social movements, political parties, collective action and political sociology.
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Social movement
A social movement is a type of group action.
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Social movement impact theory
Social movement impact theory (otherwise known as outcome theory) is a subcategory of social movement theory, and focuses on assessing the impacts that social movements have on society, as well as what factors might have led to those effects.
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Solidarity
Solidarity is unity (as of a group or class) which produces or is based on unities of interests, objectives, standards, and sympathies.
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Structure and agency
In the social sciences there is a standing debate over the primacy of structure or agency in shaping human behaviour.
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