Strategic, Tactical and Organizational Dilemmas of the Protest Movement against Nuclear Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2484166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Barkan (0000-0002-5745-9264, University of Maine, corresponding author), Steven E Barkan |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-37 |
| Publication date | 1979-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Problems (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7791 • E-ISSN: 1533-8533 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/800014 |
| OpenAlex | W2109395775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 102 |
| References cited | 25 |
Recent research has recognized that social movements face several dilemmas in simultaneously mobilizing the many resources that are necessary for their success. This study examines some of the problems that have confronted the contemporary protest movement against the construction and operation of nuclear power plants. Its emphasis is on differences within the antinuclear movement over four strategic, tactical, or organizational matters: (1) the single-issue focus; (2) the definition of nonviolence; (3) the intent of the civil disobedience committed by protesters; and (4) the use of affinity groups and a consensus style of decisionmaking. Some of the tactical problems that antinuclear protesters have encountered in the criminal courts are also identified, and implications for the resource mobilization perspective discussed
Aesthetics · Art · Biology · Civil disobedience · Movement (music) · Nuclear power · Physics · Political science · Power (physics) · Academic Freedom and Politics · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Risk Perception and Management · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
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Social Movement Locals
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Insurgency of the Powerless
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| Unique citing works | 64 |
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| Citations per year | 2,22 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2025 (46) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 100 |