Organisations and coalitions Flashcards
What are transnational organizations?
- Groups that operate across national borders, not confined to a specific country.
- Due to globalisation, communication has become easier allowing groups to expand and communicate with one another
How can transnational movements impact companies?
Large movements, such as those against sweatshop labor, can pressure companies to change practices.
What are some challenges transnational movements face?
- Government laws and policies restricting international mobilization.
- Language barriers can be an obstacle
- Cultural differences in movement expectations.
- Risk of alienating local supporters if the movement becomes too broad.
What are coalitions in social movements?
- Organizations made up of multiple groups working toward a collective goal.
- can form temporarily when different groups have similar goals only to disband once goal has been attained
What are the benefits of forming coalitions?
- Sharing resources, information, and staff.
- Increased influence and visibility.
- Temporary alliances for achieving specific goals
What compromises might coalitions have to make?
- Make compromises
- Time spent on common goal can take away from time that could spent on individual group’s cause
- Can lead to individual organisations losing their identity and autonomy
What is a downside of the rise of large coalitions?
- can lead to a decline in new organizational foundings, reducing movement diversity.
- New organizations bring new constituencies, new ideas, and new life to movements
Does an increase in coalitions always benefit a movement?
Not necessarily—while numbers may increase, it doesn’t always mean qualitative improvement for the movement.
What is a super coalition?
- use their influence to support existing organizations by funneling their resources to existing organizations; very effective groups
Coalitions vary by their ____________________
- Depth: some groups simply list the activities or events of other groups on their page; not actually coordinating with these groups, but support is implied by encouraging its members to attend
- Breadth: try and cover multiple issues rather than those who narrow down on one issue
- Persistence: Some coalitions are short-lived (event coalitions), while others endure over time.
What alternative do groups form when a supercoalition isn’t possible?
In contexts were there’s less of a history of coalition there are no options to form a supercoalition because of lack of networks –> form a broad society coalition
Why is bringing together multiple groups strategically beneficial?
- It integrates political and nonpolitical actors, broadening support.
- It helps a group establish itself within community networks.
- It increases the chances of long-term group survival and successful mobilization.
What are event coalitions and enduring coalitions?
- event coalitions: Temporary coalitions created for a specific protest or lobbying event
- enduring coalitions: Long-term cooperation between groups with shared goals.
