The Social Movement Studies Working group (SMSWG) is an informal forum for anyone interested in Social Movement Studies. It aims to support social cohesion between researchers interested in these topics, while at the same time providing an opportunity to revisit some key social movement literature. The working group takes the form of two-weekly discussion sessions. The format is not very stringent: on demand it can be used to present papers, invite speaker, etc. The chair and kick off are provided by different researchers and post-docs.

Anyone interested is welcome to attend. More information is available at the dedicated pbworks site. For more information please contact: Robert.Hemker@eui.eu or teije.donker@eui.eu.

Schedule

Session 1. Collective Behaviour and Relative Deprivation

Friday, 5 November 2010 
Seminario III, 1pm-3pm

Chair: Alexander Hemker and Teije Hidde  Donker
Kick off: Daniel Ritter
Readings:

• Blumer, Herbert (1951), Social Movements, In: Principles of Sociology, L. McClung (eds.), New York, Barnes and Noble p. 199-220. 
• Smelser, Neil (1962), “Theory of Collective Behavior,” New York, The Free Press, Chapter 1, p. 1-22.

Session 2. Resource Mobilization and Rational Choice

Friday, 19 November 2010 
Seminario III, 1pm-3pm

Chair: Alexander Hemker and Teije Hidde  Donker
Kick off: Lorenzo Bosi
Readings:

• McCarthy, John and Mayer Zald (1977), “Resource Mobilization and Social Movements: A Partial Theory”, American Journal of Sociology 82, p. 1212-1241.
• Tilly, Charles (1978), “From Mobilization to Revolution”, Reading, Addison-Wesley,  Chapter 3, p. 52-97.

Session 3. Framing, Culture and Emotions

Friday, 17 December 2010 
Seminario IV, 1pm-3pm

Chair: Kivanç Atak and Teije Hidde  Donker
Kick off: TBA
Readings:

• Snow, David, Burke Rochford, Steven Worden and Robert, Benford (1986) “Frame Alignment Processes, Micromobilization and Movement Participation,” American Sociological Review 51, p. 464-481.
• Benford, Robert (1997) “An Insider's Critique of the Social Movement Framing Perspective”, Sociological Inquiry 67, p. 409-430.

Session 4. Marxist Approaches and New Social Movements

Friday, January 2011
Seminario, 1pm-3pm

Alexander Hemker and Kivanç Atak
Kick off: TBA
Readings:

• Arrighi, Giovanni, Terence Hopkins and Immanuel Wallerstein (1989), “Antisystemic Movements”, London, Verso, Introduction and Chapter 1 p. 1-27.
• Touraine, Alaine (1974), “The Post-Industrial Society: Tomorrow’s Social History: Classes, Conflicts and Culture in the Programmed Society”, Leonard Mayhew (trans.), London, Wildwood House, Chapter 1, p. 27-85.