Social Movements

A social movement is a sustained campaign of collective action conducted outside institutional channels to challenge or defend existing social structures and values.

25.2K

Publications

1.5M

Citations

27.7K

Authors

4.2K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

6.4K

Authors

27.7K

  1. DD
    Donatella della Porta

    Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy

    73 publications · 8.1K citations

    36

    h-index

  2. DM
    Doug McAdam

    Stanford University, United States

    32 publications · 11.4K citations

    30

    h-index

  3. SA
    Sarah A. Soule

    Stanford University, United States

    38 publications · 7.9K citations

    30

    h-index

  4. ST
    Sidney Tarrow

    Cornell University, United States

    37 publications · 10.2K citations

    29

    h-index

  5. DS
    David S. Meyer

    University of California, Irvine, United States

    29 publications · 7K citations

    26

    h-index

1–5 of 27.7K

Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 1.1K publications · 115.3K citations

    167

    h-index

  2. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    382 publications · 60K citations

    114

    h-index

  3. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 167 publications · 42.6K citations

    93

    h-index

  4. Social Forces

    SF · 240 publications · 24.9K citations

    82

    h-index

  5. Mobilization An International Quarterly

    359 publications · 22.1K citations

    76

    h-index

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See also

Social Movements

Mobilization Tactics

Movement Outcomes

Political Opportunities

Organizational Forms

Framing Processes