Two Stages Theory of Social Movement Involvement : A Case of Local Protest against Construction of the Railroad "Rokko Liner"

There had been no doubt that discontent is the absolutely explanatory factor of social movement involvement until the appearance of resource mobilization theory emphasizing resources-networks in the 1970s. Subsequently, many scholors have tried to integrate two kinds of factors. But their integration theories can't satisfy me, because most of them arrange two kinds of factors at the same stage. I think they operate on social movement involvement at the different stages-discontent at the first stage and resources-networks at the second stage. I classify discontent into three levels. Degree of effects of resources-networks on social movement involvement are different on three levels of discontent. First, the degree of effect on the high level is small, because strong discontent makes people participate in social movements whether they have a lot of resources or not. Second, the degree of effect on the low level is also small, because weak discontent can't bring people to involve social movements. Third, the degree of effect on the middle level-the pretty high level-is large. For example, it is difficult that people with little free time participate in social movements actively. I name this perspective "two stages theory of social movement involvement." I apply this theory to a case of local protest against construction of the railroad, and as a result, verify it is valid to some degree.3KJ00004282576論文Articledepartmental bulletin pape