02231nam a22003498a 4500 CR9780511761638 UkCbUP 20180107143412.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 100506s2010||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9780511761638 (ebook) 9780521193733 (hardback) 9780521130950 (paperback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda HM881 .D54 2010 303.48/4 22 The Diffusion of Social Movements : Actors, Mechanisms, and Political Effects / [electronic resource] Edited by Rebecca Kolins Givan, Kenneth M. Roberts, Sarah A. Soule. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010. 1 online resource (272 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). It 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. Social movements Givan, Rebecca Kolins, editor of compilation. Roberts, Kenneth M. , editor of compilation. Soule, Sarah A. , editor of compilation. Print version: 9780521193733 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511761638 Cambridge Books Online 236482 236482