Before revision: 30: 125-145 (Volume publication date August 2004), There are various definitions of political opportunity, but Meyer (2004) stresses that of Tarrow (1998): From the three components emerges what proponent Doug McAdam terms cognitive liberation, the ability for those active in political protest to recognize their collective strength and take advantage of political to opportunities as they become available to them.
After revision: 30: 125-145 (Volume publication date August 2004), There are various definitions of political opportunity, but Meyer (2004) stresses that of Tarrow (1998): From the three components emerges what proponent Doug McAdam terms cognitive liberation, the ability for those active in political protest recognize their collective strength and take advantage of political to opportunities as they become available to them.