| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Carate, Edison
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| Author's Email Address |
edc10@pitt.edu |
| URN |
etd-08142009-121019 |
| Title |
¡QUE SE VAYAN TODOS! LEADERSHIP, FORMAL ORGANIZATION AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: THE CASE OF THE “REBELIÓN DE LOS FORAJIDOS” |
| Degree |
Master of Arts |
| Program |
Sociology |
| School |
School of Arts and Sciences |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| John Markoff |
Committee Chair |
| Deborah Gould |
Committee Member |
| Scott Morgenstern |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- leadership
- formal organizations
- social movements
- mobilization
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| Date of Defense |
2009-08-03 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
Research in social movements has emphasized the role of leadership and formal organizations in promoting and organizing collective action. In this study, I analyze an episode of mobilization that has been characterized by its participants as a leaderless spontaneous movement. Using data from audio archives, newspapers, and videos of interviews with former participants I conclude that although there were organizations and some forms of leadership behind the mobilizations, they did not have the preeminent role that theory predicts in organizing demonstrations. In fact, the work of the main organizers of the mobilizations reinforced the idea of a leaderless movement. In addition, I show that the notion of spontaneity grew out of the specific mechanism that allowed people’s direct participation in organizing the mobilizations, coupled with participants’ self-understanding of acting on their own with no external influence.
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