Social movements and organization theory
By: edited by Gerald F. Davis ... [et al.].
Contributors: Davis, Gerald F. 1961-
Series: Cambridge studies in contentious politics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9780521548366; 9780521839495
Subjects: Social movements; Political sociology; Organization -- Research
Description: "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. Two introductory, programmatic essays by leading scholars in the two fields are followed by nine studies that directly illustrate the benefits of this type of cross-pollination and two closing essays. 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."--BOOK JACKET
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-416) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Organizations and movements / Doug McAdam and W. Richard Scott; title: Where do we stand? Common mechanisms in organizations and social movements research / John L. Campbell; title: Institutional variation in the evolution of social movements : competing logics and the spread of recycling advocacy groups / Michael Lounsbury; title: Elite mobilizations for antitakeover legislation, 1982-1990 / Timothy J. Vogus and Gerald F. Davis; title: Institutionalization as a contested, multilevel process : the case of rate regulation in American fire insurance / Marc Schneiberg and Sarah A. Soule; title: From struggle to settlement : the crystallization of a field of lesbian/gay organizations in San Francisco, 1969-1973 / Elizabeth A. Armstrong; title: Persistence and change among nationally federated social movements / John D. McCarthy; title: Globalization and transnational social movement organizations / Jackie Smith; title: The impact of social movements on organizations : environment and responses / Mayer N. Zald, Calvin Morrill, and Hayagreeva Rao; title: Organizational change as an orchestrated social movement : recruitment to a corporate quality initiative / David Strang and Dong-Il Jung; title: Subverting our stories of subversion / Maureen A. Scully and W.E. Douglas Creed; title: Social change, social theory, and the convergence of movements and organizations / Gerald F. Davids and Mayer N. Zald; title: Two kinds of stuff : the current encounter of social movements and organizations / Elisabeth S. Clemens.