The formation and development of the black lives matter movement: a political process perspective
| Autor: | Efe Can Gurcan, Can Donduran |
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| Přispěvatelé: | İstinye Üniversitesi, İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü, Efe Can Gürcan / 0000-0002-5415-3163, Can Donduran / 0000-0003-2737-1410, Gürcan, Efe Can, Donduran, Can, Efe Can Gürcan / AAA-3697-2020, Can Donduran / L-3928-2018, Efe Can Gürcan / 55765647100, Can Donduran / 57219285018, Gurcan, Efe Can |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Value (ethics)
media_common.quotation_subject Political Science Siyasi Bilimler American Politics Collective action Racism American Politics Black Lives Matter Civil Rights Political Process Racism Social Movements Politics Politics of the United States Police brutality Political Process Political economy Political science Process tracing Civil Rights Social Movements Black Lives Matter Social movement media_common |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 30, Issue: 1 151-167 Siyasal: Journal of Political Sciences |
| ISSN: | 2618-6330 |
| Popis: | The "Black Lives Matter" (BLM) movement is believed to be the largest social movement in American history. Making sense of such a historically significant social movement will certainly enable a fuller understanding of contemporary American politics and society. The significance of BLM also makes this movement a benchmark case that provides a testbed for social movement theories. Within the framework provided by political process theory and the process tracing method, this article seeks to explain the political and socioeconomic dynamics underlying the development of BLM. One important factor that stands out in the case of BLM is the presence of an enabling political-economic environment characterized by rising ethno-racial inequalities, police brutality, and racism under the socially polarizing effects of the 2008 economic crisis. A second set of factors to be considered is BLM's adoption of a decentralized organizational structure, which facilitates the rallying and mobilization of large segments of society based on loose coalition strategies enacted through social media. Third, the rise and development of BLM greatly owe to the deployment of strongly motivating slogans, symbols, and modes of collective action that carry symbolic value, appeal to mass emotions, and address the political opportunities in place. WOS:000636585300008 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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