Talking Collective Action: A Sequential Analysis of Strategic Planning in Anti-Nuclear Groups

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Ole Pütz

Talking Collective Action

A Sequential Analysis of Strategic Planning in Anti-Nuclear Groups

Ole Pütz

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English

Routledge
27 June 2019

Research methods: general; Society & culture: general; Sociology; Politics & government

Series: Routledge Studies in Political Sociology

An ethnographic study of anti-nuclear movement groups that both challenges assumptions of traditional social movement studies of strategic action and shows what can be gained through microanalysis of talk in meetings, this book advances social movement studies methodologically and theoretically through the application of a new method of sequential analysis. Drawing on both conversation analysis and objective hermeneutics, it builds on microanalysis to scale up from sequences of talk to meetings, from meetings to groups, and from groups to the anti-nuclear movement, thus addressing a common criticism of analyses of face-to-face interactions: that they fail to demonstrate how their findings are relevant for questions beyond the interaction itself and thus for a broader sociological audience. A demonstration of the ways in which strategic deliberations by activists are subject to dynamics of face-to-face interaction, Talking Collective Action shows how groups adopt different styles of planning to engage with their environment and affect the groups’ development over time. As such, it will appeal to social scientists with interests in social movements, organizations and conversation analysis.

By: Ole Pütz
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367144517
ISBN 10: 0367144514
Series: Routledge Studies in Political Sociology
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 27 June 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. A Very Short History of the German Anti-Nuclear Movement and a Few of its Groups 3. A Method of Sequential Analysis 4. Consensus Building in Meetings: Specifically Vague Proposals and Changes in Footing 5. Endangered Consensus? From Disagreements to Conflict Avoidance 6. How Groups Assess and Revise Tactics: The Styles of Being Critical and Thinking Small 7. Decision-Making in a Complex Campaign: A Confrontation of Styles and Struggle with Key Expressions 8. Crisis and Continuity: Styles and Group Development Over Time 9. Conclusion: Styles and Group Relations to the Environment Appendix: Transcript Conventions References Online Appendix I: A Critical Dialogue between Conversation Analysis and Objective Hermeneutics Online Appendix II: Additional Data & Analyses Online Appendix III: German transcripts and English Translations

Ole Pütz is a researcher at the Semantic Computing Group, Cognitive Interaction Technology Cluster of Excellence, Bielefeld University, Germany.