Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each explanation of social movements by the phase of theory it belongs to.
Groups: Grievance · Resource mobilisation · Political opportunity
- Deprivation alone drives
- Resources fuel action
- Networks recruit first
- Elite allies open access
- Elite splits aid rise
- Grievance spurs protest
Hints
- The three phases answer the same question with increasing precision.
- Anything about elite divisions or repression is the third phase.
Show the answer
Grievance: Grievance spurs protest, Deprivation alone drives
Resource mobilisation: Resources fuel action, Networks recruit first
Political opportunity: Elite splits aid rise, Elite allies open access
Why
The first phase fails on a simple observation: grievances are more or less constant and movements are not, so grievance cannot explain timing. The later phases answer the timing question — with resources, then with the state of the political system — which is why the field moved.
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