西方社会运动研究的理论取向及复杂性根源

以西方社会运动研究发展历程为轴线,重点介绍了心理取向、结构取向、理性取向、建构取向等不同研究路径有影响力的理论,并对这些理论产生的社会背景、理论系谱、研究层次和核心概念等进行了述评。指出西方社会运动理论取向的复杂性根源于三个方面：一是各种社会运动事件有着迥然不同的历史背景和政治含义,二是各种社会运动类型和性质有着显著区别,三是各国社会运动产生的社会结构、文化有着巨大差异。因此,构建一个能对任何社会运动进行指导性解释的模型十分困难。

The Theory Perspectives to Social Movement in Western Countries

According to the order of theory development of social movement in western countries,the author introduced the main content of influential theory of different study path as psychological orientation,structural orientation,rational approach and constructive approach.Elaborating the complexity and diversity of the phenomenon of social movements,the author pointed out that it is very difficult to set up an instructive model to explain all kinds of social movement.