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John D. McCarthy
Researcher at Pennsylvania State University
Publications - 109
Citations - 19077
John D. McCarthy is an academic researcher from Pennsylvania State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Social movement & Resource mobilization. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 108 publications receiving 18152 citations. Previous affiliations of John D. McCarthy include The Catholic University of America & University of Michigan.
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Resource Mobilization and Social Movements: A Partial Theory
John D. McCarthy,Mayer N. Zald +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a set of concepts and related propositions drawn from a resource mobilization perspective, emphasizing the variety and sources of resources; the relationship of social movements to the media, authorities, and other parties; and the interaction among movement organizations.
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Comparative perspectives on social movements : political opportunities, mobilizing structures, and cultural framings
TL;DR: McAdam as mentioned in this paper defined the concept of political opportunities and defined the framing function of movement tactics as strategic dramaturgy in the American civil rights movement, and proposed a framework for framing political opportunity in social movements.
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Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements
The Trend of Social Movements in America: Professionalization and Resource Mobilization
John D. McCarthy,Mayer N. Zald +1 more
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The use of newspaper data in the study of collective action
TL;DR: This article discussed approaches to detecting bias, as well as ways to factor knowledge about bias into interpretations of protest event data, and found that a newspaper's decision to cover an event at all is influenced by the type of event, the news agency, and the issue involved.