The Impact of Social Ties on Coalition Strength and Effectiveness

Although a number of researchers have studied social movement coalitions, we still need to develop better ways to analyze why some initiatives succeed and others fail. In this study, I compare three different coalitions in which battered women's movement activists participated to determine the factors that made some coalitions stronger and more effective than others. Using qualitative data from a 16-year longitudinal study, I found that an important variable affecting a coalition's strength is the quality of the social relationships among its members. In particular, close personal ties encourage a degree of trust, the sharing of detailed knowledge, and collective problem-solving mechanisms that enable coalition members to anticipate one another's preferences and behavior and overcome conflicts as they arise. The greater coordination capacity that results can make it possible for a social movement to exert increased political power and position it to take advantage of new political opportunities when they arise

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