Exploring social movement concepts and actions in a knowledge uptake and sustainability context: A concept analysis (6 September 2022)

Summary

Social movement action for knowledge uptake and sustainability can be defined as individuals, groups, or organisations that, as voluntary and intrinsically motivated change agents, mobilise around a common cause to improve outcomes through knowledge uptake and sustainability.

This article in the International Journal of Nursing Sciences shares a concept analysis of social movement aimed at advancing its application to evidence uptake and sustainability in healthcare. The authors concluded that social movement action can provide a lens through which to view implementation science. Collective action and collective identity–concepts less frequently canvassed in implementation science literature–can lend insight into grassroots approaches to uptake and sustainability. The concept analysis resulted in the development of the Social Movement Action Framework.