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Publication date: 17 June 2013

Media, Movements, and Mobilization: Tea Party Protests in the United States, 2009–2010

Tarun Banerjee

What is the relationship between a social movement and the media coverage it receives? Using data on the Tea Party and supplementing it with a broad dataset of coverage in…

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What is the relationship between a social movement and the media coverage it receives? Using data on the Tea Party and supplementing it with a broad dataset of coverage in nearly 200 state and local newspapers over an 18-month period, I address key questions on the recursive relationship between media coverage and mobilization. Results provide support for the mobilizing influence of the media. Instead of following protest activity as post-facto news, coverage tended to precede mobilization and was its most important predictor. Second, the conservative media occupied a distinct and indirect position in impacting mobilization. Though not direct predictors of mobilization, conservative media coverage was a strong predictor of subsequent coverage in the broader media. Further, this influence was asymmetrical, with the general media having no impact on conservative media. Finally, results suggest that the conservative frame of “liberal media bias” enabled a unique mobilizing effect where negative coverage in the broader media increased mobilization. These findings shed light on the dynamic relationship between movements, protests, and the media, and that of conservative movements in particular.

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Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0163-786X(2013)0000036005
ISBN: 978-1-78190-732-0

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  • Tea Party
  • protests
  • mobilization
  • media
  • conservative media

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Publication date: 29 October 2003

POLITICAL MOBILIZATION OF ETHNIC MINORITY WOMEN

Lise Togeby

Three years’ uninterrupted, official residence in Denmark enfranchises all immigrants and refugees in Danish local elections. Not all exercise this right, however. Voter…

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Three years’ uninterrupted, official residence in Denmark enfranchises all immigrants and refugees in Danish local elections. Not all exercise this right, however. Voter turnout for ethnic minorities in the Danish cities of Aarhus and Copenhagen varies significantly according to ethnic group, according to city, and according to gender. The most significant differences emerge because of the collective mobilization of some ethnic groups in the one city or the other. Most groups are also experiencing varying degrees of individual mobilization based on social integration in Danish society. In many ethnic groups, a specific mobilization of women is observed, and young women in particular have a relatively high voter turnout.

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Multicultural Challenge
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0195-6310(03)22005-6
ISBN: 978-0-76231-064-7

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Book part
Publication date: 18 April 2017

Protests or Parliaments: The Politics of Deinstitutionalization and the Mobilization of the Palestinian Citizens of Israel

Liora S. Norwich

How can we account for patterns of mobilization undertaken by ethnic movements? What leads ethnic collectives to shift between mobilization strategies? Addressing the…

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How can we account for patterns of mobilization undertaken by ethnic movements? What leads ethnic collectives to shift between mobilization strategies? Addressing the general lack of attention in the ethnic conflict literature to the diverse political strategies employed by ethnic minorities – particularly those in democratic and semi-democratic contexts, this chapter accounts for mobilization as developing along an institutional spectrum of ethnic contention. I argue that the internal dynamics of ethnic movements shape patterns of mobilization. Utilizing literature from new institutionalism and employing the approach advanced by the study of contentious politics, ethnic movements are theorized as developing through the interplay of three causal mechanisms, which combine to form processes of institutionalization and deinstitutionalization. The process of deinstitutionalization is explored through the case of the mobilization of the Palestinian citizens of Israel, tracing the development of the three causal mechanisms and their influence on the collective’s mobilization pattern. The chapter concludes by considering the range of movements that can be explored along the institutional spectrum.

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Non-State Violent Actors and Social Movement Organizations
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S0163-786X20170000041016
ISBN: 978-1-78714-190-2

Keywords

  • Ethnic mobilization
  • social movements
  • institutionalization
  • Israel

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Publication date: 3 July 2007

A Long, Hard Slog: Political Opportunities, Social Networks and the Mobilization of Dissent in Non-Democracies

Maryjane Osa and Kurt Schock

The inadequate consideration of how forms of the state variously structure politics is identified as a significant flaw in political opportunity theory. This deficiency…

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The inadequate consideration of how forms of the state variously structure politics is identified as a significant flaw in political opportunity theory. This deficiency leads to conceptual “stretching” and frustrating contradictions between research findings in the social movement literature. For political opportunities to be correctly specified, differences in the mobilization contexts across democracies and non-democracies must be explicitly addressed. This article suggests how the institutional differences between democracies and non-democracies influence the prospect, form, and impact of social mobilization against the state. It also suggests the crucial role of social networks for mobilization in non-democracies. A reformulation of the research problem and a set of sensitizing propositions based on the theoretical reconceptualization are offered.

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Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0163-786X(06)27005-8
ISBN: 978-0-7623-1318-1

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Publication date: 30 August 2019

The prediction role of feeling of injustice on network social mobilization: The mediating role of anger and resentment

Jinghuan Zhang, Shan Wang, Wenfeng Zheng and Lei Wang

By drawing on the research paradigm of collective action that occurs in physical space, the present study aims to explore the antecedent predictors of network social…

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Purpose

By drawing on the research paradigm of collective action that occurs in physical space, the present study aims to explore the antecedent predictors of network social mobilization – feeling of injustice – and discuss the emotional mechanism of this prediction: mediating effect of anger and resentment.

Design/methodology/approach

Micro-blog postings about network social mobilization were collected to develop the dictionary of codes of fairness, anger and resentment. Then, according to the dictionary, postings on Sina Weibo were coded and analyzed.

Findings

The feeling of injustice predicted network social mobilization directly. The predictive value was 27% and 33%, respectively during two analyses. The feeling of injustice also predicted social mobilization indirectly via anger and resentment. In other words, anger and resentment account for the active mechanism in which the feeling of injustice predicts network social mobilization. Mediating effect value was 29.63% and 33.33% respectively.

Research limitations/implications

This study is our first exploration to use python language to collect data from human natural language pointing on micro-blog, a large number of comments of netizen about certain topic were crawled, but a small portion of the comments could be coded into analyzable data, which results in a doubt of the reliability of the study. Therefore, we should put the established model under further testing.

Practical implications

In the cyberspace, this study confirms the mechanism of network social mobilization, expands and enriches the research on social mobilization and deepens the understanding of social mobilization.

Social implications

This study provides an empirical evidence to understand the network social mobilization, and it gives us the clue to control the process of network social mobilization.

Originality/value

This study uses the Python language to write Web crawlers to obtain microblog data and analyze the microblog content for word segmentation and matching thesaurus. It has certain innovation.

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International Journal of Crowd Science, vol. 3 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCS-01-2019-0008
ISSN: 2398-7294

Keywords

  • Network social mobilization
  • The feeling of injustice
  • Anger
  • Resentment

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Publication date: 1 August 2005

Non‐enforceable implementation of enterprise mobilization: An exploratory study of the critical success factors

Pin Luarn, Tom M.Y. Lin and Peter K.Y. Lo

Enterprise mobilization refers to the provision by an enterprise of the means for its employees to update information at any time and any place through the use of a…

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Purpose

Enterprise mobilization refers to the provision by an enterprise of the means for its employees to update information at any time and any place through the use of a wireless network system and related equipment. The implementation of enterprise mobilization can be separated into two main methods, non‐enforceable and enforceable. Non‐enforceable implementation refers to those situations where, although an enterprise encourages its employees to use a mobilized system, it does not enforce such use, whereas the reverse is true in the case of enforceable methods. Aims to examine this situation.

Design/methodology/approach

Since this is a relatively new research topic with very little previous research having been undertaken in this area, this paper employs a triangulation. This method enables integration of both quantitative and qualitative data, to investigate the critical success factors (CSFs) for the implementation of non‐enforceable mobilization by enterprises. The data were collected by means of in‐depth interviews with corporate managers and specialists from 29 enterprises and comprise 126 samples of employees currently using mobilization systems.

Findings

The study reveals a total of six CSFs for the implementation of non‐enforceable mobilization by enterprises, comprising: cooperation with a good solution “value added reseller”; appropriate planning and the support of senior management; user participation and minimization of any resistance to the installation of the system; open communication channels; enhancement of the understanding of mobilization itself and of employee requirements; and effective mobilization equipment.

Originality/value

This paper will be of interest to organizations looking to implement a wireless network system. The results provided can be used as references for industry and businesses in general, to support their decision‐making processes concerning the introduction of mobilization.

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Industrial Management & Data Systems, vol. 105 no. 6
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/02635570510607003
ISSN: 0263-5577

Keywords

  • Critical success factors
  • Learning
  • Telecommunications

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Publication date: 1 October 2003

An exploratory study of advancing mobilization in the life insurance industry: the case of Taiwan’s Nan Shan Life Insurance Corporation

Pin Luarn, Tom M.Y. Lin and Peter K.Y. Lo

The practical application of enterprise mobilization is the use of a wireless network system and equipment to allow employees to update information on demand. This study…

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The practical application of enterprise mobilization is the use of a wireless network system and equipment to allow employees to update information on demand. This study employs a case study method, using in‐depth interviews of 29 corporate managers and experts to understand the current state of mobilization in the life insurance industry. The study suggests a conceptual framework for mobilization in the life insurance industry, and formulates possible research propositions incorporating a number of variables. The study also suggests a total of ten key success factors for the implementation of mobilization in the life insurance industry.

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Internet Research, vol. 13 no. 4
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/10662240310488979
ISSN: 1066-2243

Keywords

  • Life insurance
  • Electronic commerce
  • Taiwan

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Article
Publication date: 7 April 2014

Roles enabling the mobilization of organizational knowledge

Krishna Venkitachalam and Rachelle Bosua

Knowledge-based work is growing at a significant pace in the context of large organizations. As a consequence, use and transfer of knowledge are considered important…

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Knowledge-based work is growing at a significant pace in the context of large organizations. As a consequence, use and transfer of knowledge are considered important activities of knowledge mobilization. Existing literature suggests that there is an increasing gap in the understanding of roles and typical responsibilities in knowledge mobilization. The purpose of this article is to examine how roles enable knowledge mobilization in large organizations.

Design/methodology/approach

A qualitative research design was used where three large organizations representing multiple sectors were selected to study roles that enable the mobilization of organizational knowledge.

Findings

This study explains the understanding of five roles and their typical responsibilities to enable the mobilization of knowledge in large organizations – knowledge mentor, broker, taxonomist, content editor, and gatekeeper. These roles foster collaboration and communication activities within and between teams enabling knowledge mobilization.

Research limitations/implications

The authors acknowledge the limitations of this paper. Although the recognized roles provide valuable insights with respect to mobility of knowledge, it does not specify how each role can be assessed in terms of performance. Another limitation is that these roles were studied in the context of large-scale organizations where knowledge work is central to their performance.

Originality/value

This study ' s findings suggest that there is a strong need for management to recognize and value roles and responsibilities to realize organizational knowledge mobilization.

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Journal of Knowledge Management, vol. 18 no. 2
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-08-2013-0304
ISSN: 1367-3270

Keywords

  • Mentor
  • Broker
  • Content editor
  • Gatekeeper
  • Knowledge mobilization
  • Taxonomist

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Publication date: 22 October 2020

Social Media–led Protest Movements: Dangers of Mobilising Large Crowds within an Ideological Void and Heritage to Mediated Mobilisation

Stamatia (Matina) Zestanaki

This chapter examines the potential corelation between technologically led changes in media ecologies and changes in mediated mobilisation compared to the traditional…

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This chapter examines the potential corelation between technologically led changes in media ecologies and changes in mediated mobilisation compared to the traditional forms of citizen mobilisation, namely political protest mobilisation. Based on previous empirical research on the Aganaktismenoi movement (Zestanaki, 2019), I investigate the effect this new form of mass mobilisation has on participants' political sophistication with an emphasis on the measurable indication or political efficacy, a recognised political communication tool. I argue that mobilising large crowds within an ideological void enabled by the heavily mediatised current environment is becoming a challenging democratic endeavour. This approach opens new possibilities for a multiparadigm, more advanced research on media sociology and political communication, from a critical intellectual perspective.

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The Emerald Handbook of Digital Media in Greece
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-400-520201062
ISBN: 978-1-83982-401-2

Keywords

  • Mediated mobilisation
  • social media and social movements
  • political efficacy
  • media sociology
  • mediatisation
  • political communication

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Publication date: 22 February 2011

After 9/11: Guantánamo and the mobilization of lawyers

Devyani Prabhat

“Guantánamo lawyers” are a variegated group of lawyers from diverse practice settings, backgrounds, and beliefs. Drawing from interview and archival data, this chapter…

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“Guantánamo lawyers” are a variegated group of lawyers from diverse practice settings, backgrounds, and beliefs. Drawing from interview and archival data, this chapter explores why these lawyers have mobilized to work on Guantánamo matters. What processes engender “heterogeneous mobilization” (i.e., mobilization from different practice settings, and diverse professional, as well as political backgrounds, and beliefs) of lawyers? What are the impacts of such mobilization on the work of lawyers? Adopting a social movement lens and a contemporary historical perspective, this chapter identifies lawyers’ perceptions of their role vis-à-vis the “rule of law” as the most significant cross-cutting motivation for participation. The overlap in human rights orientation of legal nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and the legal academy, and the corporate pro bono practice at top law firms, facilitates collaborative lawyering between lawyers. Despite some potential limitations of such collaborations, heterogeneous mobilization appears to contribute, at least in the case of Guantánamo, to a greater likelihood of resistance by lawyers to the retreat from individual rights in the name of national security.

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Special Issue Social Movements/Legal Possibilities
Type: Book
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1059-4337(2011)0000054011
ISBN: 978-0-85724-826-8

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