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Resource Mobilization Theory

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Resource mobilization theory explains a movement's success by its ability to acquire resources, chiefly time and money, and mobilize supporters.

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A movement's success often traces to existing infrastructure — established leadership, churches, advocacy groups — mobilized quickly once triggered, not the trigger alone.

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Resource mobilization measures organizational capacity, not moral urgency; a well-resourced movement is not thereby more justified.