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Activism

Activism is a mode of sociopolitical practice in which individuals or groups intentionally organize and mobilize actions, resources, and symbolic strategies to bring about, resist, or redirect change in power relations, institutions, policies, or cultural norms.

16.9K

Publications

1M

Citations

19.7K

Authors

3.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4.8K

Variants

Black Women's Political Activism

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Publications

16.9K

Bowling alone: the collapse and revival of American community

Choice Reviews Online · 2000 · 29K citations

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From Mobilization to Revolution

Peter N. Stearns, Charles Tilly · The American Historical Review · 1979 · 4.6K citations

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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community

William A. Galston · Journal of Policy Analysis and Management · 2001 · 4K citations

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A Value-Belief-Norm Theory of Support for Social Movements: The Case of Environmentalism

Paul C. Stern, Thomas Dietz, Troy D. Abel et al. · Western CEDAR (Western Washington University) · 1999 · 4K citations · Full text

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Power in Movement: Social Movements and Contentious Politics

William A. Gamson, Sidney Tarrow · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1999 · 3.9K citations

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Authors

19.7K

  1. DD
    Donatella della Porta

    Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy

    49 publications · 3.4K citations

    27

    h-index

  2. DM
    Doug McAdam

    Stanford University, United States

    27 publications · 10.1K citations

    26

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  3. JM
    James M. Jasper

    The Graduate Center, CUNY, United States

    28 publications · 8.4K citations

    23

    h-index

  4. ST
    Sidney Tarrow

    Cornell University, United States

    27 publications · 8.6K citations

    23

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  5. SA
    Sarah A. Soule

    Stanford University, United States

    25 publications · 3.4K citations

    22

    h-index

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Institutions

3.4K

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    49 h-index

    161 publications

    12.4K citations

  2. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    46 h-index

    135 publications

    12K citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    45 h-index

    123 publications

    9.4K citations

  4. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    45 h-index

    122 publications

    7.2K citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    44 h-index

    114 publications

    9.9K citations

  6. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    43 h-index

    126 publications

    13.5K citations

  7. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    42 h-index

    134 publications

    8.7K citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    41 h-index

    130 publications

    7.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 869 publications · 119.9K citations

    151

    h-index

  2. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    294 publications · 47.5K citations

    100

    h-index

  3. Social movement studies

    343 publications · 18.7K citations

    70

    h-index

  4. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 94 publications · 20.5K citations

    67

    h-index

  5. Social Forces

    SF · 143 publications · 13.2K citations

    60

    h-index

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