Research Proposal: “Linking Collective Behavior and Economic Sociology: Examining US and Western European Radical Activists’ Economic Behavior”
admin January 27th, 2010
The following is a proposal I submitted in the Fall semester of 2009. This was submitted for a course paper, however, I think I will likely use it for an actual research plan, at least portions of it. The scope of this work, it seems to me anyway, is not quick extensive enough for dissertation work, though it is possible I am overestimating how much work that should actually be. It is something of a problem, creating projects that are larger than needed, though not yet larger than is helpful. Anyway, comments on the structure of the proposal and, of course, any glaring holes are greatly appreciated.
ABSTRACT
The research program proposed here aims to open an investigative pathway towards an understudied question in economic sociology literature: What is the nature of contemporary radical activists’ economic behavior? This question is important not only because answers are currently murky, but it also represents the intersection of economic sociology and a recent and promising ‘critical shift’ in collective behavior literature. Thus, the theoretical schema developed to approach the question links economic sociology with the new research directions emerging in collective behavior literature. The product is a
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