Alain Touraine, Manuel Castells and Social Movement Theory: A Critical Appraisal
1985; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 26; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1533-8525.1985.tb00237.x
ISSN1533-8525
Autores Tópico(s)Social Sciences and Governance
ResumoAbstractThe "action theory" of Alain Touraine and Manuel Castells' theory of urban movements together constitute a social movement paradigm which differs significantly from both the traditional collective behavior explanation and the newer resource mobilization model. In this paper, the Touraine-Castells perspective is contrasted to the existing approaches with reiation to social movement causes, characteristics, and outcomes. It is argued that the work of this "French School" represents a partial realization of Traugott's (1978) attempt to reconceptualize social movements as distinct phenomena integrally linked to the analysis of social change outside institutional channels.
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