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Organizational interlocks between new social movements and traditional elites: the case of the West German peace movement
Author(s) -
SCHMITT RÜDIGER
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
european journal of political research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.267
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1475-6765
pISSN - 0304-4130
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-6765.1989.tb00208.x
Subject(s) - elite , german , movement (music) , social movement , peace movement , resource mobilization , political economy , political science , division of labour , sociology , law , politics , philosophy , archaeology , history , aesthetics
. This paper deals with the question of whether the concept of elites is a fruitful category for the analysis of new social movements. It is proposed that mobilizations of new social movements are to be understood as dynamic interaction processes between mass constituencies and movement entrepreneurs, mediated by organizational communication networks. Taking the case of the West German peace movement, it is shown that such leadership roles can be identified as parts of the movement's internal division of labour. Furthermore, it is shbwn that movement entrepreneurs of the peace movement are also linked to established elite sectors.