02154nam a22003378a 4500001001600000003000700016005001700023006001900040007001500059008004100074020002600115020002900141020003000170040002400200050002200224082001700246245015600263264005200419300005900471336002600530337002600556338003600582500007300618520087500691650002101566700005101587700005001638700004601688776003501734856004701769CR9780511761638UkCbUP20171019125147.0m|||||o||d||||||||cr||||||||||||100506s2010||||enk     s     ||1 0|eng|d  a9780511761638 (ebook)  z9780521193733 (hardback)  z9780521130950 (paperback)  aUkCbUPcUkCbUPerda00aHM881 b.D54 201000a303.48/422204aThe Diffusion of Social Movements :bActors, Mechanisms, and Political Effects /cEdited by Rebecca Kolins Givan, Kenneth M.  Roberts, Sarah A.  Soule. 1aCambridge :bCambridge University Press,c2010.  a1 online resource (272 pages) :bdigital, PDF file(s).  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015).  aIt is widely recognized that social movements may spread - or 'diffuse' - from one site to another. Such diffusion, however, is a complex and multidimensional process that involves different actors, networks, and mechanisms. This complexity has spawned a large body of literature on different aspects of the diffusion process, yet a comprehensive framework remains an elusive target. This book is a response to that need, and its framework focuses on three basic analytical questions. First, what is being diffused? Second, how does diffusion occur? Finally, what is the impact of diffusion on organizational development and shifts in the scale of contentious politics? This volume suggests that diffusion is not a simple matter of political contagion or imitation; rather, it is a creative and strategic process marked by political learning, adaptation, and innovation. 0aSocial movements1 aGivan, Rebecca Kolins,eeditor of compilation.1 aRoberts, Kenneth M. ,eeditor of compilation.1 aSoule, Sarah A. ,eeditor of compilation.08iPrint version: z978052119373340uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511761638