Intersectionality and coalitions in social movement research—A survey and outlook
Intersectionality and coalitions in social movement research—A survey and outlook
Over the last thirty years, intersectionality has become a prominent concept, but in social movement scholarship its adoption has yet been limited. So far, the concept is primarily employed to analyze the mobilisation of women of color and other gendered mobilizations. In this article, I argue that intersectionality matters for all social movements – both as an analytic and as a political strategy. It is important to understand that all social movements and movement organizations are shaped by multiple axes of privilege and discrimination which influence who participates in these movements and how, what demands are pursued and which are neglected, and how the issues of the movements and movement organizations are framed. My review starts out with defining and distinguishing between structural intersectionality and political intersectionality. Then I survey a range of social movements from an intersectional perspective. This is followed by a discussion of coalitions and other strategies to achieve political intersectionality. The article concludes with an outlook on future directions for intersectional analyses in social movement scholarship.
Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+, coalitions, inclusion, political intersectionality, structural intersectionality, women of color
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Roth, Silke
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July 2021
Roth, Silke
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Roth, Silke
(2021)
Intersectionality and coalitions in social movement research—A survey and outlook.
Sociology Compass, 15 (7), , [e12885].
(doi:10.1111/soc4.12885).
Abstract
Over the last thirty years, intersectionality has become a prominent concept, but in social movement scholarship its adoption has yet been limited. So far, the concept is primarily employed to analyze the mobilisation of women of color and other gendered mobilizations. In this article, I argue that intersectionality matters for all social movements – both as an analytic and as a political strategy. It is important to understand that all social movements and movement organizations are shaped by multiple axes of privilege and discrimination which influence who participates in these movements and how, what demands are pursued and which are neglected, and how the issues of the movements and movement organizations are framed. My review starts out with defining and distinguishing between structural intersectionality and political intersectionality. Then I survey a range of social movements from an intersectional perspective. This is followed by a discussion of coalitions and other strategies to achieve political intersectionality. The article concludes with an outlook on future directions for intersectional analyses in social movement scholarship.
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Accepted/In Press date: 17 April 2021
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Published date: July 2021
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I would like to thank Leslie Bunnage for her enthusiasm, support, and commissioning this article. Many thanks to the reviewers for their perceptive and constructive criticism. Furthermore, I am grateful to Myra Marx Ferree and Clare Saunders for helpful feedback on an earlier version of this article.
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Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+, coalitions, inclusion, political intersectionality, structural intersectionality, women of color
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