Social movement organizations' agency for sustainable organizing

• Main Author: Etchanchu, Helen (auth)
• Other Authors: de Bakker, Frank G.A (auth), Delmestri, Giuseppe (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Cheltenham Edward Elgar Publishing 2021
• Subjects: RNU; KJG; KJR; GBC; Sustainability agency; Change agent; Transition agent; Environmental activism; Social movement; Social entrepreneurship
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This chapter argues that social movement organizations (SMOs) are relevant actors in the sustainability transition. It presents strategies, success factors and challenges of sustainability SMOs, emphasizing their agency in mobilizing collective action to achieve sustainability goals. We discuss diff...