How activists build power
Passive beneficiary involvement and empowerment in the platform of those affected by mortgages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12658124 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Felipe G Santos (0000-0001-7006-2088, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 34-62 |
| Publication date | 2023-05-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Societies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-6696 • E-ISSN: 1469-8307 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14616696.2023.2214199 |
| OpenAlex | W4377136749 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 56 |
Scholars often point to the importance of network ties and biographical characteristics for political participation. These approaches emphasize the features that increase individuals’ likelihood to participate rather than organizational efforts to foster engagement. This article advances a strategic, relational, and dynamic view of mobilization approaching this process from the perspective of empowerment. While organizations need to operate within the structural conditions they face, their members also strategize to make the most of their capacity to mobilize new recruits and empower their bases. One year of engaged participant observation and 71 semi-structured interviews with members of the Platform of Those Affected by Mortgages, the biggest housing organization in Spain, serve to illustrate these dynamics. An empowerment approach to mobilization encourages scholars to focus both on the characteristics of individuals that explain their mobilization, as well as the organizational strategies to achieve this objective
Beneficiary · Business · Empowerment · Face (sociological concept · Mobilization · Organizational structure · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Process (computing · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |