Political Science: Organization of Movements
Questions:
- Discuss the ways in which Social Movement Organizations ( SMOs) differ from each other.
- When would SMOs have an advantage in being formal, and when informal? When hierarchical, and when egalitarian?
- In what ways is transnational or cross-border organizing easier than it might have been, say, 100 years ago? What are some of the difficulties involved in organizing a transnational movement?
Read:
- Goodwin & Jasper: Introduction Part V “How Are Movements Organized,” pp. 155-158
- Chapter 16 “Social Movement Organizations” by J. McCarthy and M. Zald pp. 159-174
- Chapter 17 “Transnational Environmental Activism” by Paul Wapner pp. 175-183
- Chapter 18 “The Transnational Network for Democratic Globalization” by Jackie Smith pp 184-197