The Benefits of Frame Resonance Disputes for Transnational Movements

The Case of Botswana's Central Kalahari Game Reserve

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6220108
AutoresDonald Resnick (0000-0001-6285-3461, Cornell University, autor correspondente), Danielle Resnick
Ano2009
Volume8
Fascículo1
Páginas55-72
Data de publicação2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSocial movement studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1474-2829 • E-ISSN: 1474-2837
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14742830802591168
OpenAlexW2017142197
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências 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