ネットワーク型社会運動の可能性

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"Network"was a magic word for social scientists in the 1980's in Japan. In terms of the topic of network, economists argued about the innovation of the relationship between information and industrial organizations, while sociologists discussed the decline of formal organizations which had flourished in the modern era. However, "networking"can be considered a practical strategy to create effective communication in post-modern-oriented social movements. Here, 310 cases of network-type social movements reported in Japanese magazines from 1968 to 1988 were sampled and the time and places of their emergence as well as the objects and strategy of their organization were analyzed. It was found that "networking"movements that had blossomed in the mid-80's were innovative not only in their organizing styles but also in the methods of communication conducted within them. Movements exploded around the country in the 70's, protesting against environmenal problems. They generated community-type networks based upon neighborhood solidarity.But in the 80's, these networks became concentrated in urban areas with the emergence of the information society, and social movements became loosely organized and oriented to single issues. At the same time, "networking"connected these association-type networks and transformed them into a new movement by giving them a new context in communication.
社会・経済システム学会の論文
1993-12-25