A Method for Systematically Observing and Recording Collective Action

David Schweingruber and McPHAIL Clark
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David Schweingruber: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
McPHAIL Clark: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Sociological Methods & Research, 1999, vol. 27, issue 4, 451-498

Abstract: The authors provide a set of criteria and procedures for systematically observing and recording collective action across temporary gatherings such as political demonstrations. Their method uses trained observers, distributed across a gathering, who complete a code sheet during time interval samples. The code sheet allows observers to record the extent of participation in 40 or more elementary forms of collective action by members of six actor categories. These elementary forms were inductively generated from extensive prior observations of temporary gatherings. The data collected provide a rich record of collective action across space and time. The method can be used to investigate a number of problems facing students of collective action and social movements.

Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1177/0049124199027004001

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