The Benefits of Frame Resonance Disputes for Transnational Movements

The Case of Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6220108
AutoresDonald Resnick (0000-0001-6285-3461, Cornell University, autor de correspondencia), Danielle Resnick
Año2009
Volumen8
Número1
Páginas55-72
Fecha de publicación2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial movement studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1474-2829 • E-ISSN: 1474-2837
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14742830802591168
OpenAlexW2017142197
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas36

Internal rifts over framing and tactics often hinder groups from mobilizing the degree of support and resources necessary to achieve their stated goals. As a result of disparities in political culture and ideology, the existence of such rifts may be especially frequent and disabling for forms of transnational collective action. However, using the case of the transnational movement lobbying on behalf of Botswana's minority groups, particularly the indigenous San, this paper argues that frame resonance disputes can sometimes facilitate the achievement of a movement's immediate goals. This is for two main reasons. First, by appealing to different audiences, the movement can gain complementary and reinforcing forms of legitimacy and support. Second, states and their societies may possess different points of vulnerability, which can be more effectively targeted through the simultaneous use of multiple frames. By helping minority groups receive legal entitlement to their ancestral lands and opening a debate about the nature of Botswana's democracy, the transnational movement campaigning for the return of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve underscores the benefits of frame resonance disputes

Collective action · Democracy · Economics · Entitlement (fair division · Framing (construction · Geography · Ideology · Indigenous · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Law · South African History and Culture