Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1994
Publication Title
Social Problems
Abstract
The effects of professionalism on volunteer activism within social movement organizations (SMOs) are more complex than generally recognized. Professionalism can inhibit or erode, substitute for, or facilitate volunteer activism. Most studies identify one of these patterns as typical of SMOs or dominant in a particular case. This article argues that some combination of the three, rather than a single pattern, is probably more typical of SMOs. To identify such combinations two analytic tools are needed: a more complex concept of volunteer activism than is generally used, and, a broader understanding of the means by which professionals influence volunteer activism. This article develops these tools through a comparative case study of the umbrella organizations of three major peace campaigns - the Emergency Peace Campaign (1936-1937), the atomic test ban campaign (1957-1963), and the nuclear weapons freeze campaign (1979-1986). The umbrella organizations are then shown to incorporate different combinations of the three basic patterns of professional-volunteer relations.
Repository Citation
Kleidman, Robert, "Volunteer Activism and Professionalism in Social-Movement Organizations" (1994). Sociology & Criminology Faculty Publications. 4.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/clsoc_crim_facpub/4
Original Citation
Kleidman, Robert. 1994. "Volunteer Activism and Professionalism in Social-Movement Organizations." Social Problems 41(2):257-276.
DOI
10.1525/sp.1994.41.2.03x0437u
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
Published as Kleidman, Robert. 1994. "Volunteer Activism and Professionalism in Social-Movement Organizations." Social Problems 41(2):257-276. © 1994 by the Regents of the University of California. Copying and permissions notice: Authorization to copy this content beyond fair use (as specified in Sections 107 and 108 of the U. S. Copyright Law) for internal or personal use, or the internal or personal use of specific clients, is granted by the Regents of the University of California for libraries and other users, provided that they are registered with and pay the specified fee via Rightslink® on JSTOR (http://www.jstor.org/r/ucal) or directly with the Copyright Clearance Center, http://www.copyright.com.
Volume
41
Issue
2
