I address it in some points but yes one of my assumptions is that the cost-effectiveness of the most impactful SMOs would be within one order of magnitude of XR.
Regarding identifying if social movement organisations will be promising beforehand, part of the research would be to try understand what internal and external factors are crucial to social movement success. For example, I think some internal factors that might determine social movement impact could be: clear governance structure, “sticky” branding and narrative, infrastructure that will allow growth of 1000x, etc. Externally it might be things like: public salience for an issue, elite support for this issue, history of activism in that country, and so on.
I think this is a great question which ties into my point about re good governance structures. There is definitely a degree that the focus of social movements can shift with growth so I think it’s important that the demands/campaigns are predominately set in way that allows the most impactful campaigns to be focused on, rather than what everyone finds appealing. I’m not 100% sure if this was your question so feel free to clarify if not.
Thank you for the kind comments!
I address it in some points but yes one of my assumptions is that the cost-effectiveness of the most impactful SMOs would be within one order of magnitude of XR.
Regarding identifying if social movement organisations will be promising beforehand, part of the research would be to try understand what internal and external factors are crucial to social movement success. For example, I think some internal factors that might determine social movement impact could be: clear governance structure, “sticky” branding and narrative, infrastructure that will allow growth of 1000x, etc. Externally it might be things like: public salience for an issue, elite support for this issue, history of activism in that country, and so on.
I think this is a great question which ties into my point about re good governance structures. There is definitely a degree that the focus of social movements can shift with growth so I think it’s important that the demands/campaigns are predominately set in way that allows the most impactful campaigns to be focused on, rather than what everyone finds appealing. I’m not 100% sure if this was your question so feel free to clarify if not.