Title: Political opportunity - Wikipedia
Headings: Political opportunity
Political opportunity
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Description
Comparison with political structure
Political mediation model
Criticism
Examples
See also
References
Sources

Content: It argues that success or failure of social movements is affected primarily by political opportunities. Social theorists Peter Eisinger, Sidney Tarrow, David Meyer and Doug McAdam are considered among the most prominent supporters of the theory. Contents
1 Description
2 Comparison with political structure
3 Political mediation model
4 Criticism
5 Examples
6 See also
7 References
8 Sources
Description
Three vital components for movement formation are the following: Insurgent Consciousness: certain members of society feel deprived, mistreated, and have grievances directed at a system that they perceive as unjust (see also deprivation theory ). When a collective sense of injustice develops, it motivates people to become movement members. Movement activists do not choose their goals at random, but the political context stresses certain grievances around which movements organize. Organizational Strength: similar to the main argument of the resource mobilization theory, the argument here is that the social movement must have strong and efficient leadership and sufficient resources. The political opportunity theory has much in common with the related resource mobilization theory, particularly when it is seen as focusing on mobilization of resources external to the movement.