Resource mobilisation theory

Resource mobilisation theory considers how social movements are able to gather useful resources and deploy them successfully. Resources include not only money, buildings, and volunteers, but also moral, cultural, and social-organisational resources.


 * Moral resource example: Unethical behaviour/ethical contradictions in the opponents' camp versus ethical practices in our camp.
 * Organisational resource example: (anarchist) Peoples' general assembly decision-making model ("flexible yet empowering").
 * Other examples: (anarchist) "puppets, guerrilla theatre, black masks and other protest paraphenalia."

This belongs to the general group of theories in Sociology called Social movement theories.