University of Helsinki.
Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior.
Br J Sociol. 2017 Jun;68(2):273-292. doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.12251. Epub 2017 Mar 22.
This paper argues that periodic waves of crowding-in to 'hot' issue fields are a recurring feature of how globally networked civil society organizations operate, especially in countries of the Global South. We elaborate on this argument through a study of Indian civil society mobilization around climate change. Five key mechanisms contribute to crowding-in processes: (1) the expansion of discursive opportunities; (2) the event effects of global climate change conferences; (3) the network effects created by expanding global civil society networks; (4) the adoption and innovation of action repertoires; and (5) global pressure effects creating new opportunities for civil society. Our findings contribute to the world society literature, with an account of the social mechanisms through which global institutions and political events affect national civil societies, and to the social movements literature by showing that developments in world society are essential contributors to national mobilization processes.
本文认为，全球性网络公民社会组织的运作方式，尤其是在南方国家，其“热点”问题领域周期性地出现人员涌入，这是一个反复出现的特征。我们通过对印度气候变化方面的公民社会动员的研究来详细阐述这一论点。五个关键机制促成了人员涌入的过程：（1）话语机会的扩大；（2）全球气候变化会议的事件效应；（3）不断扩大的全球公民社会网络所产生的网络效应；（4）行动方案的采用和创新；以及（5）全球压力效应为公民社会创造新的机会。我们的研究结果为世界社会文献做出了贡献，说明了全球机构和政治事件影响国家公民社会的社会机制，同时也为社会运动文献做出了贡献，表明世界社会的发展是国家动员过程的重要促成因素。
