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Countermovement Dynamics

Countermovement Dynamics is a theoretical framework within the study of social change that specifies the mechanisms, interactions, and strategic responses through which organized oppositional groups emerge and evolve in reaction to a prevailing social movement, thereby distinguishing it from general movement theories by its focus on reactive mobilization and resistance processes.

101

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8.9K

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222

Authors

125

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

101

Movements, Countermovements, and the Structure of Political Opportunity

David S. Meyer, Suzanne Staggenborg · American Journal of Sociology · 1996 · 1.5K citations

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Defeating Kyoto: The Conservative Movement's Impact on U.S. Climate Change Policy

Aaron M. McCright, Riley E. Dunlap · Social Problems · 2003 · 906 citations · Full text

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Corporate funding and ideological polarization about climate change

Justin Farrell · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2015 · 605 citations · Full text

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Social Movements in an Organizational Society: Collected Essays.

David A. Snow, Mayer N. Zald, John D. McCarthy · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1988 · 400 citations

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The Evangelical-Capitalist Resonance Machine

William E. Connolly · Political Theory · 2005 · 293 citations

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Authors

222

  1. MN
    Mayer N. Zald

    University of Michigan, United States

    3 publications · 469 citations

    3

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  2. SS
    Suzanne Staggenborg

    McGill University, Canada

    3 publications · 1.6K citations

    3

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  3. MF
    Maarten F. Bobbert

    Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands

    3 publications · 489 citations

    3

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  4. DC
    Daniel Castillo

    Universidad Isabel I, Spain

    2 publications · 62 citations

    2

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  5. EB
    Erik B. Simonsen

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    2 publications · 42 citations

    2

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Institutions

125

  1. Harvard University Press

    Cambridge, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    925 citations

  2. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    115 citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    301 citations

  4. Universidade do Porto

    Porto, Portugal

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    117 citations

  5. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    622 citations

  6. University of Gothenburg

    Gothenburg, Sweden

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    70 citations

  7. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    618 citations

  8. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    88 citations

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Venues

  1. Mobilization An International Quarterly

    6 publications · 166 citations

    6

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  2. Gender & Society

    3 publications · 364 citations

    3

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  3. Social Problems

    3 publications · 1.1K citations

    3

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  4. Journal of Biomechanics

    3 publications · 49 citations

    3

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  5. American Journal of Sociology

    AJS · 3 publications · 1.6K citations

    3

    h-index

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