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The Organizational Structure of Local Environmentalism

Andrews, Kenneth, Edwards, Bob·2005·Mobilization: An International Quarterly
DOI 10.17813/maiq.10.2.028028u600744073
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Based on a survey of the population of local environmental organizations in North Carolina, this article addresses fundamental questions about how local organizations are structured, their orientation toward strategy and social change, their activities, and their perceived impacts. By comparing subsets of local organizations in terms of their geographic scope, degree of professionalization, and tactical repertoires, we identify important patterns. First, locally oriented organizations that focus on a neighborhood, city, or county are more likely to be affiliated with a national organization than regional or state organizations, but they are less likely to participate in coalitions than groups working at the regional or state level. Second, organizations relying on a mixture of volunteers and professionals are more formalized and report higher levels of success at mobilizing people than those that rely exclusively on volunteers or professionals. However, groups that are volunteer-based are more likely to engage in partisan activity and have diverse environmental philosophies, but less likely to use conventional advocacy tactics like lobbying and less likely to have a nonprofit tax status. Finally, organizations engaging in disruptive and routinized protest strategies tend to be more similar to one another than they are to organizations that rely exclusively on moderate tactical repertoires such as lobbying or environmental education.

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  • Local affiliates of federated national civic associations comprise an estimated 25% of all local social movement organizations in the United States.

    “The local affiliates of federated national civic associations comprise an estimated 25% of all local social movement organizations in the United States”

    From Leadership, Membership, and Voice: Civic Associations That Work (2010) · cites this paper as Andrews and Edwards 2005

  • Connections of local affiliates to larger national organizations provide them with important visibility and continuity in their communities.

    “their connections to larger national organizations provide them with important visibility and continuity in their communities”

    From Leadership, Membership, and Voice: Civic Associations That Work (2010) · cites this paper as Andrews and Edwards 2005

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Authors
Andrews, K., & Edwards, B.
Affiliations
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • East Carolina University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Mobilization: An International Quarterly
Publisher
Mobilization Journal
Published
2005-06-01
Volume
10
Issue
2
Pages
213-234
ISSN
1086-671X (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.17813/maiq.10.2.028028u600744073
OpenAlex
W35084577
Cited by
200
References
69
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 52 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 9 · 2012: 9
FWCI
13.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Mobilization An International Quarterly (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › American Environmental and Regional History
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
Keywords
organizational structure, professionalization, volunteer-based organizations, protest tactics, lobbying, coalition building, environmental advocacy, North Carolina

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