Title: Social movement theory - Wikipedia
Headings: Social movement theory
Social movement theory
Contents
Classical approaches
Collective behavior theory
Mass society theory
Relative deprivation
Contemporary approaches
Structural approaches
Political opportunity/political process
Resource mobilization
Social movement impact theory
Social-constructivist approaches
New social movements
1990s social-movement studies
The Postcolonial Critique
Relevant concepts
Framing
Rational choice
References

Content: Opportunities may include: Increased access to political decision making power
Instability in the alignment of ruling elites (or conflict between elites)
Access to elite allies (who can then help a movement in its struggle)
Declining capacity and propensity of the state to repress dissent
Resource mobilization
Main article: Resource mobilization
Social movements need organizations first and foremost. Organizations can acquire and then deploy resources to achieve their well-defined goals. To predict the likelihood that the preferences of a certain group in society will turn into protest, these theorists look at the pre-existing organization of this group. When the population related to a social movement is already highly organized, they are more likely to create organized forms of protest because a higher organization makes it easier to mobilize the necessary resources. Some versions of this theory state that movements operate similar to capitalist enterprises that make efficient use of available resources. Scholars have suggested a typology of five types of resources: Material (money and physical capital); Morale (solidarity, support for the movement's goals);