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Since social movement theory is concerned with the origin and development of various types of collective action, it can provide a useful analytical tool for exploring the emergence of shareholder activism. Why collective action arises is the “sine qua non of the study of social movement” (Jenkins 1983a: p. 530). Furthermore, compared to the short history of shareholder activism studies, social movement theory has evolved over more than forty years into a well-developed body of knowledge, both theoretical and empirical.
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Rho, HK. (2007). Explaining Activism (3): Politics and Interpretations. In: Shareholder Activism. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230625822_4
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