article thumbnail

Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

He specifically distinguishes social movements from political parties and advocacy groups. 2007) Limiting dissent: The mechanisms of state repression in the United States. Collective action (CA) can be defined as all activity of common or shared interest among two or more individuals (Olson, 1971). New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.