Changes in demonstration form reflect deeper shifts in social movement politics

Evidence

But as observers of demonstrations at large, we should consider another interpretation of what is going on: that shifts in the paths, forms, and occasions of French demonstrations reflect alterations in the politics of French social movements in general. Single-issue organizations that specialize in displaying WUNC on behalf of their issues alone, and draw on international connections as they do so, occupy more and more of the social movement space. Mutations of the demonstration continue as social movement politics continue to change. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1231

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s project on whether institutional channels defuse and reshape subordinate politicization — Tilly reads formal mutations as adaptations of social movement politics, not decay. — connects to: Seasoned demonstrators taught newcomers that national flags signal conservative politics in protests — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and…, 408; Broadcast media reshaped protest movements’ internal structure, not just their reach — Vincent Bevins, If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and…, 61; Demonstrations evolved into highly flexible claim-making by massing supporters at power sites — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1190 (+10 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1231

Broader Connections

• New social movements evidenced a rationalization of praxis itself #expands (0.80)
• Demonstrations detached from social movements and diffused into nondemocratic regimes #expands (0.78) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1232
• The social movement is a synthesis of campaign, performance repertoire, and WUNC displays #expands (0.76) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 334
• Sustained challenge plus WUNC displays defines the social movement form #expands (0.75) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1128
• Social-movement organizations change faster than their performance repertoires #qualifies (0.74) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1270
• Social movements’ organizational bases shift far more than their repertoires #complicates (0.72)