Synapse
⌘+K
Synapse
PulseExploreClubsResearchersJournals
Instagram
HomeClubsExplore
September 1, 1975Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

The Strategy of Social Protest.

View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Authors

JLJerry M. LewisKVH Industries (United States)WGWilliam A. GamsonBoston College

Discussion

Loading...

Member takes

Implication

Historical analysis reveals key determinants of success among challenging groups, highlighting the efficacy of specific organizational and protest strategies.

Key Points

  • To examine the structural, organizational, and strategic factors that determine whether social protest groups successfully achieve political influence and policy goals.
  • Historical and comparative analysis of challenging groups and social movements.
  • Evaluation of movement characteristics including group solidarity, organizational readiness, tactical militancy, and political permeability.
  • Demonstrates that disruptive or unruly tactics and high organizational combat readiness are strongly associated with movement success.
  • Identifies that focused goals and structured mobilization overcome the structural limits of political pluralism more effectively than diffuse solidarity alone.

Cite This Study

Lewis et al. (1975) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10400cd13714ec96ff74a9https://doi.org/10.2307/2063633
View Full Paper
Ask AI
Bookmark
Share

Also Consider

Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1From irony to despair: An “organic” model of resistance strategies in the era of surveillance and big data2025
  2. 2Rethinking Strategies and Tactics of Social Movements in Neoliberal Times2026
  3. 3Protest and Legislative Behavior in Perilous Times2024
  4. 4The Protest Culture in South Africa: What Role for the Social Sciences?2025
  5. 5The Protest Culture in South Africa: What Role for the Social Sciences?2025 · 1 citations