 | Chapter Outline
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- Introduction
- Social movements defined
- Relationship to civil society
- Why social movements have blossomed in 20th and 21st Centuries
- Advantages (and Disadvantages) of informal organization
- How social movements are different from parties and interest groups
- Disadvantages" of informal organization
- Difficulty amassing the resources political leaders respond to
- Their ephemeral nature causes politicians to think that they can outlast social movements
- Distinct advantages of informal organization
- They can be nimble in defining and framing their issues
- Lack of resources allow them to change tactics and be opportunistic
- Ability to form networks across the boundaries of the state
- Social Movements as a Public Goods Problem
- Examples
- The Rubber Tappers of Acre
- The "Orange Revolution" in Ukraine
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