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Applying Social Movement Theory to Nonhuman Rights Mobilization and the Importance of Faction Hierarchies

Wrenn, Corey (2012) Applying Social Movement Theory to Nonhuman Rights Mobilization and the Importance of Faction Hierarchies. The Peace Studies Journal, 5 (3). pp. 27-44. (KAR id:72439)

Abstract

This paper offers an exploratory analysis of social movement theory as it relates to the

nonhuman animal rights movement. Individual participant motivations and experiences,

movement resource mobilization, and movement relationships with the public, the political

environment, historical context, countermovements, and the media are discussed. In particular,

the hierarchical relationships between factions are highlighted as an important area for further

research in regards to social movement success. Specifically, the role of counterframing in

subduing radical mobilization and the potential aggravating factor of status contamination is

explored.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled keywords: Animal rights; factionalism; abolition; social movements
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Corey Wrenn
Date Deposited: 13 Feb 2019 09:14 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:26 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/72439 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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