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Mutualism, resource competition and opposing movements among T urkish organizations in A msterdam and B erlin, 1965–2000
Author(s) -
Vermeulen Floris
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the british journal of sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.826
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1468-4446
pISSN - 0007-1315
DOI - 10.1111/1468-4446.12027
Subject(s) - mutualism (biology) , ideology , interdependence , competition (biology) , organizational ecology , population , context (archaeology) , leaps , ecology , economic geography , business , sociology , political science , biology , economics , politics , demography , social science , law , paleontology , finance
This article seeks to understand environmental effects on associational interdependencies, be they competitive or collaborative, in a polarized organizational population. To do so, it builds on the density‐dependent model and the ecology of ideologies. Especially interested in the effect of context on density‐dependent processes, I compare different T urkish ideological movements in A msterdam and B erlin. A msterdam represents an open and supportive environment for such movements, whereas B erlin constitutes a more closed and hostile one. By analysing the founding and disbanding rates of T urkish immigrant organizations in A msterdam and B erlin during the period 1965–2000, the article demonstrates how the increasing density of T urkish ideologies has affected interdependencies in two main ways: by heightening competition, particularly between ideologically similar organizations, and by increasing counter activities between opposing movements. It also shows that the influence of context is limited. An open environment does not significantly influence the vitality rates of ideologies or further collaboration among or between them. On the contrary, it seemingly increases competition and fragmentation because more resources and opportunities are available. More signs of collaboration and mutualism are found in B erlin's closed environment.