Competing Models of Political Mobilization
The Role of Ethnic Ties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2209804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric M Leifer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-47 |
| Publication date | 1981-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9602 • E-ISSN: 1537-5390 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/227418 |
| OpenAlex | W1999522116 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 30 |
| References cited | 11 |
Two models of political mobilization are examined. The developmental model stresses class-based dynamics and does not take the group formation behind mobilization to be problematic. The reactive ethnicity model concurs with the developmental model on the importance of class-based dynamics but contends that ethnic ties serve as facilitating conditions for mobilization in a cultural division of labor. A crucial test, one that differs from past efforts, is formulated and applied to British historical data. The test avoids the problem of overlapping class and ethnic interests in a cultural division of labor by treating ethnic ties as facilitating conditions, and not as interests. The resulting contextual formulation allows an unambiguous use of aggregate data and renders the problem of selecting an "outlet" (party) for ethnic interests irrelevant. Results show ethnic ties to be important, but their conjunction with economic disadvantage was not sufficient to trigger concerted political mobilization. A missing necessary component is hipothesized-a leadership component-that would allow more accurate prediction of the strength and direction of the means adopted to resist collective oppression (voting in national elections being one such means)
Disadvantage · Economics · Ethnic conflict · Ethnic group · Mobilization · Oppression · Political economy · Political mobilization · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · Voting · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Law · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks
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| Unique citing works | 30 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,68 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 2024 (43) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |