Contentious claims sort into identity, standing, and program, usually building in that order.
Evidence
Notice that participants in these tumultuous events are making three somewhat different sorts of claims. We can call them “identity,” “standing,” and “program” claims. Identity claims assert the presence of a substantial collective actor; further stories on the Peruvian hostage-taking make clear that the attackers represented a nationalist group demanding recognition of its stand against Alejandro Toledo’s alleged sellout of Peruvian interests to foreign powers. Standing claims say that we Xs not only exist, but occupy a certain position within the regime; Chile’s organized gays have already achieved some recognition of their existence, but they are also asserting their weight as major political actors protected by law. Program claims call for their objects to take an action, adopt a policy, or otherwise commit themselves to a change; among other things, Iraqi assassins call for the authorities to suspend national elections. … The three sorts of claims build in rough order: without a recognized identity, it is hard to demand political standing; without standing, it is hard to voice support for a program. Hard, but not impossible. Now and then, a new political actor moves onto the political stage by coordinated support for a program in the name of a previously unknown group. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 222
Categorization
- DEFINE: Tilly’s tripartite taxonomy of claim types — identity, standing, program — is a precise conceptual tool.
- XREF: connects to: Combining campaign, repertoire, and WUNC displays asserted popular sovereignty. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 347; Politicized identity develops through a sequence of gradual steps — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4420; Identity formation requires defining enemies across cultural fault lines. (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Politicized identity develops through a sequence of gradual steps
#exemplifies(0.85) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4420 - Identity formation requires defining enemies across cultural fault lines.
#expands(0.75)