Discuss the ways in which Social Movement Organizations ( SMOs)

1. Discuss the ways in which Social Movement Organizations ( SMOs) differ from each other.

2. When would SMOs have an advantage in being formal, and when informal? When hierarchical, and when egalitarian?

3. In what ways is transnational or cross-border organizing easier than it might have been, say, 100 years ago? What are some of the difficulties involved in organizing a transnational movement?

· Read Goodwin & Jasper: Introduction Part V “How Are Movements Organized,” pp. 155-158

· Chapter 16 “Social Movement Organizations” by J. McCarthy and M. Zald pp. 159-174

· Chapter 17 “Transnational Environmental Activism” by Paul Wapner pp. 175-183

· Chapter 18 “The Transnational Network for Democratic Globalization” by Jackie Smith pp 184-197

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Textbook: Goodwin, Jeff, Jasper, J. M. (2015). The Social Movements Reader: Cases and Concepts, 3rd Edition, Malden, MA, Wiley Blackwell.