Social Movements and Organization Theory

by Gerald F. Davis; Doug McAdam; W. Richard Scott; Mayer N. Zald

• ISBN13: 9780511113956
• ISBN10: 0511113951
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2005-05-09
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Creating a Common Framework

Organizations and movements

Where do we stand? Common mechanisms in organizations and social movements research

Political and Mobilization Context

Institutional variation in the evolution of social movements: competing logics and the spread of recycling advocacy groups

Elite mobilizations for antitakeover legislation, 1982âÇô1990

Institutionalization as a contested, multilevel process: the case of rate regulation in American fire insurance

From struggle to settlement: the crystallization of a field of lesbian/gay organizations in San Francisco, 1969âÇô1973

Social Movement Organizations: Form and Structure

Persistence and change among federated social movement organizations

Globalization and transnational social movement organizations

Movements Penetrating Organizations

How do social movements penetrate organizations? Environmental impact and organizational response

Organizational change as an orchestrated social movement: recruitment to a corporate quality initiative

Subventing our stories of subversion

Conclusion

Social change, social theory, and the convergence of movements and organizations

Two kinds of stuff: the current encounter of social movements and organizations

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