کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
5073862 1477131 2015 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Strategies for forging and sustaining social movement networks: A case study of provincial food networking organizations in Canada
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
استراتژی هایی برای ساختن و حفظ شبکه های جنبش اجتماعی: یک مطالعه موردی از سازمان های شبکه های غذایی استان در کانادا
کلمات کلیدی
ابتکارات غذایی جایگزین، جنبش های غذایی، شبکه های، استراتژی های شبکه، سیاست مقیاس، سازمان های جنبش اجتماعی،
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم انسانی و اجتماعی اقتصاد، اقتصادسنجی و امور مالی اقتصاد و اقتصادسنجی
چکیده انگلیسی


- I investigate the role of networking organizations in Canada's food movements.
- Networking strategies connect actors across sectors, scales and places.
- Networking strategies assist in scaling-up the work of local food initiatives.
- Organizational structures impact the ability to foster and sustain collaboration.
- Tensions must be addressed preemptively in order to sustain the network's activity.

Social movement organizations (SMOs) play an important role in movement building, however, the particular context and structure of a SMO has a direct impact on its ability to foster and sustain collaboration. In this paper I investigate the unique positioning of provincial networking organizations (PNOs) in Canadian food movements and document their efforts to support alternative food initiatives (AFIs) to interact and act collaboratively for food system change. The research draws on a network survey, over 35 in-depth interviews, site visits, and background information collected in three Canadian provinces to explore the ongoing work necessary for linking together heterogeneous elements without central coordinating mechanisms. I describe the ways that PNOs have established a series of common networking strategies to bring AFIs together across sectors, scales and places: (1) the creation of physical spaces that involve direct contact in particular places; (2) the development of virtual spaces where connections are mediated through digital technologies; and (3) the use of scalar strategies that scale-up local projects to address provincial level policy. I conclude by identifying key areas of contention that arise within the networks, and show that the different structures of the PNOs impact their ability to establish and implement networking strategies. I argue that addressing these challenges must be a preemptive focus in order to sustain networking activity. My contention that contemporary structures of social mobilization require novel strategies and support from networking organizations provides insight for studies of SMOs and movement building more broadly.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Geoforum - Volume 58, January 2015, Pages 174-183
نویسندگان
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