Ngos and transformation: beyond social movement theory

Mathias finger

Presented byPunam

Source: finger Matthias and Thomas prince, Environmental NGOs in world politics Linking the local and the global (Routlege publication, 1994)

Contents:

Objectives

Introduction

Social movement theories: the national level

Social movement theories at the global level: the example of Marc Nerfin

Towards new theoretical framework: environmental NGOs as agents of social learning

Objective

To understand the emergence of international environmental NGOs and new theoretical framework

Introduction

Emergence of international environmental NGO

Its background

Reasons

Can this phenomenon be adequately conceptualized in terms of social movement theory?

Social movement theories: the national level

Cyclical theories : the examples of Alain Touraine

Historical movements and social movements

Touraines theory is grounded in a materialistic world view.

Linear theories of social movements

It states that social movements, whenever they emerge, are unique and must be analysed as such

Most influential linear theorists

Clause Offe

Jurgen Habermass

Historical theories: resource mobilization

Society according to rm theorist is made up of multiple organization structure

Citizens participation in political systems

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Conclusion: the limits of social movement theory Touraines, offes, and to a certain extent Habermass theories have similar

bias towards citizen participation at the national level

All discussed theories implicitly consider industrial development to be inevitable.

Social movement theories at the global level: the example of Marc Nerfin

Marc Nerfins theory of the third systems best encapsulates the main epistemological and theoretical elements shared by authors mentioned

Third system theory What is third system?

Third system theorist David Korten

Inspired by Marxism

Critical discussion of third system theory

Towards new theoretical framework: Environmental NGOs as agents of social learning

Usefulness of third system theory

Todays global crisis: a vicious circle Environmental degradation puts stress on society (social and political conflict)

Population growth

Environmental degradation is likely to have negative effect on the psyche and culture of all the planet's inhabitants

Learning our way out Problem solving strategy must be engaged in this learning process.

Environmental NGOs: agent of social learning