Doug McAdam is an American sociologist, born on August 31, 1951, who is a professor of sociology at Stanford University. His early work developed the political process model of social movement analysis, applied in his 1982 book Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970, a study of the United States civil rights movement. His later book Freedom Summer won the C. Wright Mills Award in 1990, he directed the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences from 2001 to 2005, and he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.
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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountEarly development of the political process model of social movement analysis, applied to the U.S. Civil Rights Movement 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account Connections
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McAdam political process model explained the rise of social movements through shifting political opportunities, organizational strength and cognitive framing.
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American sociologist (born 1951)
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Doug McAdam (born August 31, 1951) is Professor of Sociology at Stanford University.
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He did early work on the political process model in social movement analysis. He wrote a book on the theory in 1982 when analyzing the U.S. Civil Rights Movement: Political Process and the Development of the Black Insurgency 1930-1970.
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His other book Freedom Summer won the C. Wright Mills Award in 1990.
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