scholarly journals Between Grassroots Collective Action and State Mandates: The Hybridity of Multi-Level Forest Associations in Mexico

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 193 ◽  
Author(s):  
GustavoA García-López ◽  
Camille Antinori
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
State Mandates ◽  
Multi Level

scholarly journals Unpacking Changing Multi-Actor and Multi-Level Actor Ties in Transformative Spaces: Insights from a Degraded Landscape, Machubeni, South Africa

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 227
Author(s):  
Menelisi Falayi ◽  
James Gambiza ◽  
Michael Schoon
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Land Degradation ◽  
Network Evolution ◽  
Clustering Coefficient ◽  
Edge Density ◽  
Policy Outcomes ◽  
Local Municipality ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Over Time

The loss of ecosystem services through land degradation continues to be a significant concern for policymakers and land users around the world. Facilitating collective action among various actors is regarded as imperative in halting land degradation. Despite extensive research on collective action, there have been few studies that continuously map social ties and detect network evolution as a way of enabling longitudinal analysis of transformative spaces. This paper seeks to examine the changing dynamics of multi-actor and multi-level actor ties over a period of two years in Machubeni, South Africa. To do this, we used social network analysis to detect continuities and/or discontinuities of multi-actor and multi-level actor ties over time. Overall, edge density, clustering coefficient, and reciprocity scores steadily increased over the two years despite a decline in the number of active organisations within the network. Our results demonstrate that the proportion of strong ties gradually increased over time across three governance networks. However, multi-level linkages between the local municipality and the local organisations remained weak due to a lack of trust and collaborative fatigue. While the transformative space has succeeded in enhancing collaboration and knowledge sharing between local organisations and researchers, further long-term engagement with government agencies might be necessary for promoting institutional transformations and policy outcomes, and building network resilience in complex polycentric governance systems.

“#houstonstrong”: Resisting and reifying the neoliberal public

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 218-231
Author(s):  
Jennifer Wingard
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Complex Form ◽  
The State ◽  
State Mandates ◽  
Public Behavior

This article argues that during and after Hurricane Harvey, Houstonians used the hashtag #houstonstrong as a way of creating a public. This public functioned much in the ways defined by scholars as a means to forward collective action outside the confines of the state. Although it formed adjacent to state mandates, this public never agitated against state practices. Instead, #houstonstrong became not only a way to organize civilian and privatized rescue during the storm but also a point of pride for Houstonians and businesses across Houston. Therefore, I argue that even though #houstonstrong functioned as a traditional public in many ways, its adherence to neoliberal logics makes it a complex form of publicity that challenges the binary between traditional and neoliberal definitions of public behavior.

scholarly journals A Characterization of European Collective Action Initiatives and their Role as Enablers of Citizens’ Participation in the Energy Transition

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 8452
Author(s):  
Veronica Lupi ◽  
Chiara Candelise ◽  
Merce Almuni Calull ◽  
Sarah Delvaux ◽  
Pieter Valkering ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Energy Transition ◽  
Social Perspectives ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Energy Projects ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Key Dimensions

This paper provides novel additional evidence on the characteristics of Collective Action Initiatives (CAIs), investigating their role within the European energy sector. It analyses and presents results of a survey administered in six European countries: the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Estonia, and Spain. CAIs are studied in light of four key dimensions, those being their creation dynamics, the way they are organized, financed, and the activities they undertake. The results presented are also interpreted to reflect on their role as drivers of social innovation (SI) within energy transition in Europe. The analysis shows that the contribution of CAIs to the energy transition has a much wider scope than the development of energy projects and provision of energy services. CAIs are intrinsically socially innovative models of implementation as characterised by a strong level of citizen involvement and participation. Moreover, they have a potential multi-level role in the energy transition, from the technological and social perspectives. Indeed, alongside traditional energy activities, our results show that CAIs are evolving and expanding towards socially innovative activities, raising awareness on environmental issues, promoting citizens’ mobilization, and fostering social inclusion.

Collective Action in Context: A Multi-level Analysis of Movember Teams’ Effectiveness

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (1) ◽  
pp. 17168
Author(s):  
Tijs Adriaan Van Den Broek ◽  
Edward T. Walker ◽  
Michel Ehrenhard ◽  
Anna Priante ◽  
Ariana Need
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Level Analysis

Ideas and Leaders in Contentious Politics: One Parish Priest in El Salvador's Popular Movement

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 76-101
Author(s):  
PETER M. SANCHEZ
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Contentious Politics ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Political Movement ◽  
Parish Priest ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
Resource Mobilisation ◽  
The Church

AbstractThis paper examines the actions of one Salvadorean priest – Padre David Rodríguez – in one parish – Tecoluca – to underscore the importance of religious leadership in the rise of El Salvador's contentious political movement that began in the early 1970s, when the guerrilla organisations were only just beginning to develop. Catholic leaders became engaged in promoting contentious politics, however, only after the Church had experienced an ideological conversion, commonly referred to as liberation theology. A focus on one priest, in one parish, allows for generalisation, since scores of priests, nuns and lay workers in El Salvador followed the same injustice frame and tactics that generated extensive political mobilisation throughout the country. While structural conditions, collective action and resource mobilisation are undoubtedly necessary, the case of religious leaders in El Salvador suggests that ideas and leadership are of vital importance for the rise of contentious politics at a particular historical moment.

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