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Young, Nicholas. and Sundararajan, Binod. "The Social Structure of Freedom" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Aug 11, 2006 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p104697_index.html>

Young, N. M. and Sundararajan, B. , 2006-08-11 "The Social Structure of Freedom" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Montreal Convention Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Online <PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p104697_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the social structure of the Underground Railroad (UGRR) Network of New York State. Viewing entrepreneurialism as a �calling� (Weber 1922) and as �an attempt to envision a future and then to realize it� (Chell 2000), we present theoretical argument that views the UGRR as a social movement, and insurgency as a socially-constructed entrepreneurial effort. Specifically, we argue that enslaved African Americans relied on embedded network contacts and bridged structural holes to identify, recognize, and formulate a series of entrepreneurial social movement organizations (ESMO�s) that would aid in their management of the UGRR. We suggest that the insurgent efforts of enslaved African Americans were partly successful by transferring network contacts between UGRR conductors. We conclude our essay with a discussion of the broader implications of our research for future work in entrepreneurship, social capital, and the role of insurgency for changing the human condition in similar circumstances.

The 'Possible,' Actor-Network-Theory, and Social Movement Studies

Movement Cultures as Social Structures: Agency Through Tactical and Strategic Choices in the Animal Rights Movement in France and the United States

Nourishing the Soil of Freedom: The State, the Press, the Pulpit, and the Rise of the Anti-Slavery Movement, 1790-1840