Resistance,Space and Political Identities: The Making of Counter-Global Networks |
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| Authors: | Kevin Ward Jenny Pickerill Danny MacKinnon David Featherstone |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Environment and Development, University of Manchester , E-mail: kevin.ward@manchester.ac.uk? 2010 Kevin Ward;2. Department of Geography , University of Leicester , E-mail: j.pickerill@le.ac.uk? 2010 Jenny Pickerill;3. Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences , University of Glasgow , E-mail: danny.mackinnon@ges.gla.ac.uk? 2010 Danny MacKinnon;4. Department of Geographical and Earth Sciences , University of Glasgow , E-mail: david.featherstone@ges.gla.ac.uk? 2010 David Featherstone |
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| Abstract: | Activists in seven US cities were interviewed about why they thought people in their communities mobilized against alcohol-related problems. The data were analyzed in light of the focus on resource mobilization theory in the social movement literature. In contrast with claims that resources are the primary catalyst for change, informants emphasized the role of grievances, and to a lesser extent, bridging factors that caused residents to be more aware of or frustrated by problems, and thus ready for change. Resources seemed to provide necessary but insufficient conditions for explaining movement participation, suggesting that, to be effective, resources must be channeled to address and be linked to the grievous social conditions of inner city communities. |
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| Keywords: | Social movements alcohol policy urban populations ethnic minorities resource mobilization theory drug problems |
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