March 18, 2012

Internal diffusion among the different parts of the Gülen Movement

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How do the service networks of the Gülen Movement diffuse themes and experience, and organize circulation of volunteers?

Any service-network may initiate a project or brainstorm around a particular theme.

Different service-networks set up committees to study the feasibility of projects without referring to any formal or centralized authority. If a project proves successful, this fact is broadcast or circulated by volunteers, associates in the media or sympathizers in the periphery. The professionalized staff at other social movement organizations (SMO) may then take up issues and take them further. In this way, each SMO represents the collective purpose, but no single SMO can or does claim to be recognized as representing the Gülen Movement’s collective interests as a whole.