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Social Action

Social Action is a form of collective agency within community practice that entails organized, purposeful efforts by individuals or groups to influence, challenge, or transform social structures, policies, or conditions in pursuit of justice, equity, or community empowerment.

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58.4K

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Authors

547

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2017–2026

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The Structure of Social Action

Earle L. Rauber, Talcott Parsons · Southern Economic Journal · 1938 · 4K citations

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Power in movement: social movements, collective action and politics

Choice Reviews Online · 1995 · 1.9K citations

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Challenging codes: collective action in the information age

Choice Reviews Online · 1997 · 1.6K citations

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Social Theory, Social Research, and a Theory of Action

James S. Coleman · American Journal of Sociology · 1986 · 1.6K citations

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The Making of Social Movements in Latin America: Identity, Strategy, and Democracy.

León Zámosc, Arturo Escobar, Sonia E. Álvarez · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1994 · 965 citations

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Authors

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  1. LZ
    Lorenzo Zamponi

    Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy

    5 publications · 244 citations

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  2. TP
    Talcott Parsons

    Harvard University Press, United States

    5 publications · 6.5K citations

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  3. DD
    Donatella della Porta

    Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy

    5 publications · 229 citations

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  4. JA
    Javier Auyero

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    4 publications · 346 citations

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  5. PC
    Pietro Castelli Gattinara

    University of Oslo, Norway

    4 publications · 118 citations

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Institutions

547

  1. European University Institute

    Florence, Italy

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    478 citations

  2. Scuola Normale Superiore

    Pisa, Italy

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    380 citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    231 citations

  4. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    571 citations

  5. Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

    Milan, Italy

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    261 citations

  6. University of Bologna

    Bologna, Italy

    5 h-index

    8 publications

    226 citations

  7. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Mexico City, Mexico

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    131 citations

  8. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    101 citations

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Venues

  1. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja)

    Repository · 61 publications · 1.4K citations

    22

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 21 publications · 5.8K citations

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  3. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)

    Repository · 10 publications · 270 citations

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  4. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    10 publications · 1.8K citations

    10

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  5. Social movement studies

    11 publications · 326 citations

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