The ties that bind : neighborhood civic networks and collective action in San Francisco
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- This dissertation examines whether certain structural properties of the inter-organizational networks between civic associations in a neighborhood are related to variations in local collective action. Building on the assumption that collective action events, which help foster ties of community within a given area, are mostly organized by local civic associations whose mission it is to build civil society, I argue that each association's ability to engender collective action is directly impacted by its network of ties to other associations in the area. While there is no doubt that an association's own characteristics, such as its age, size, or issue-area may resonate more in one locale and thus render it more powerful in relation to its counterparts, this does not necessarily preclude it from being affected by network ties which are a part of any civic group's social environment. The study utilizes a mix of quantitative and qualitative evidence gathered in San Francisco over the course of 2011 and the findings provide confirmation of a relationship between civic network characteristics and local collective action.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
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| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2015 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Roy, Nandini |
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| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Sociology. |
| Primary advisor | McAdam, Doug |
| Thesis advisor | McAdam, Doug |
| Thesis advisor | Parigi, Paolo, 1973- |
| Thesis advisor | Powell, Walter W |
| Advisor | Parigi, Paolo, 1973- |
| Advisor | Powell, Walter W |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Nandini Roy. |
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| Note | Submitted to the Department of Sociology. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2015. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2015 by Nandini Roy
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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