Political Opportunity and Framing
CLEP Sociology – Chapter 8 Political Opportunity and Framing CLEP Introductory Sociology · Chapter 8 Political opportunity theory argues that movement emergence and success depend partly on features of the political environment. Openings may include divisions among elites, access to decision makers, reduced repression, influential allies, or an election that makes officials responsive. Opportunities do […]
Resource Mobilization
CLEP Sociology – Chapter 8 Resource Mobilization CLEP Introductory Sociology · Chapter 8 Resource mobilization theory studies how movements acquire and use money, leadership, labor, skills, meeting space, communication systems, legitimacy, and social networks. Participants are not treated as a mindless crowd. They make strategic choices under constraints. A social movement organization is a formal […]
