Social Networks and Social Movements: A Microstructural Approach to Differential Recruitment

Snow, David A.; Zürcher, Louis A.; Ekland-Olson, Sheldon

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“…If much contemporary economic activity really is more ephemeral and network driven than traditional theories of organizations suggest, then the processes by which these 'transitory teams' (McCarthy & Zald, 1973) are assembled should resemble the network-based recruitment dynamics that have been the subject of so much social movement research (Diani, 1995;Fernandez & McAdam, 1988;Gould, 1993Gould, , 1995Kim & Bearman, 1997;McAdam, 1986;McAdam & Paulsen, 1993;Mische, 1998;Rosenthal et al, 1985;Snow, Zurcher & Ekland-Olson, 1980). To our knowledge, Roberto Fernandez (Fernandez & McAdam, 1988;Fernandez & Weinberg, 1997) is the only scholar who has analyzed network based recruitment dynamics for both emergent movement and economic activity.…”

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Corporations, Classes, and Social Movements After Managerialism

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McAdam

2000

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Corporations, Classes, and Social Movements After Managerialism

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McAdam

2000

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“…Understanding the factors that influence an individual's decision to join or leave groups is a challenge that has received considerable attention [15,24,27,26,36,39]. One theme that has emerged is the importance of social context for an indi-vidual's choices of group affiliation.…”

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“…Groups grow via the recruitment of new members through existing social contacts [39]. At the same time, groups act as a foci for the formation of new social ties, as group activities bring previously unknown people into contact [13].…”

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Competition and the Dynamics of Group Affiliation

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Bullock

2010

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How can we understand the interaction between the social network topology of a population and the patterns of group affiliation in that population? Each aspect influences the other: social networks provide the conduits via which groups recruit new members, and groups provide the context in which new social ties are formed. Given that the resources of individuals are finite, groups can be considered to compete with one another for the time and energy of their members. Such competition is likely to have an impact on the way in which social structure and group affiliation co-evolve. While many social simulation models exhibit group formation as a part of their behaviour (e.g., opinion clusters or converged cultures), models that explicitly focus on group affiliation are less common. We describe and explore the behaviour of a model in which, distinct from most current models, individual nodes can belong to multiple groups simultaneously. By varying the capacity of individuals to belong to groups, and the costs associated with group membership, we explore the effect of different levels of competition on population structure and group dynamics.

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“…As many studies have shown, individuals with friends or acquaintances already involved in social movements are more inclined to take part in collective action (e.g. della Porta 1988Porta , 1995Gould 1993Gould , 1995Klandermans 1997;Kriesi 1993;McAdam 1986McAdam , 1988Snow et al 1980). This role of social networks -what I call the structural-connection function -takes place before prospective participants join a social movement organization.…”

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“…della Porta 1988Porta , 1995Diani 1995;Fernandez and McAdam 1989;Friedman and McAdam 1992;Gould 1995;Klandermans 1997;Klandermans and Oegema 1987;Kriesi 1993;Oberschall 1973Oberschall , 1993Marwell and Oliver 1993;McAdam 1982McAdam , 1988McAdam and Paulsen 1993;Rosenthal et al 1985;Snow et al 1980). The aim of this paper is not simply to provide further empirical evidence of the key role of social interactions in a given process of individual participation; it is rather to address the question of how networks intervene in this process.…”

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Social Networks Matter. But How?

Passy¹

2003

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Identifies specific network mechanisms at the individual level and illustrates how different social networks affect recruitment and individual participation in different voluntary organizations and social movement organizations. Socialization functions of social networks create an initial disposition to participate; structural‐connection functions generate practical opportunities for involvement; decision‐shaping functions affect the ultimate decision to take part. Empirical evidence comes from members of two political organizations active in the solidarity movement and the environmental movement in Switzerland, the Bern Declaration and WWF.

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Social Networks and Social Movements: A Microstructural Approach to Differential Recruitment

Cited by 1,013 publications

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Corporations, Classes, and Social Movements After Managerialism

Corporations, Classes, and Social Movements After Managerialism

Competition and the Dynamics of Group Affiliation

Social Networks Matter. But How?

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