Abstract
Do social movement organizations increase the supply of a public good? We address this question by investigating the role of generalist social movement organizations and technology-focused organizations for the development of the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in California from 1995 until 2012. We find that increases in the membership of Electric Auto Association (EAA) chapters in the cities of California enhanced the number of EV charging stations set up in each city. Our analyses also show that the organizational diversity of the environmental movement spurred the growth of EAA membership but did not directly increase the establishment of charging stations.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Research in the Sociology of Organizations |
| Publisher | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. |
| Pages | 21-52 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Research in the Sociology of Organizations |
|---|---|
| Volume | 56 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0733-558X |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2018 by Emerald Publishing Limited All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Keywords
- Diffusion
- Electric cars
- Organizational diversity
- Public goods
- Social movements
- Technology
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