Rossi, Federico M.2025-03-282025-03-282024Rossi, F. M. (2023). Democracy as a trust-building learning process: Organizational dilemmas in social movements. International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 65(4), 423-447. https://doi.org/10.1177/002071522311965091745-2554, 0020-7152https://doi.org/10.1177/00207152231196509https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/26388The registered version of this article, first published in “International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 65, 2024", is available online at the publisher's website: Sage, https://doi.org/10.1177/00207152231196509 La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en “International Journal of Comparative Sociology, 65, 2024", está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: Sage, https://doi.org/10.1177/00207152231196509Combining agonistic pluralism and social movements literature with trust studies, I propose a conceptualization for how the organizational dilemma is tackled in social movements. Defined as a trust-building organizational learning process, I show the role-played by social trust—meaning, the construction of the relational boundaries of a shared goal without diluting the heterogeneity of self-identities and interests—as an organizational prerequisite for democratic organization of a political group. Empirically, I identify four alternative pathways to the (democratic) organizational dilemma: innovation through new organizational models; repetition of past experiences; reformulation of practices; and emulation of previous organizational models.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess:5906 Sociología políticaartículoagonistic pluralismorganizational dilemmaspost-representative democracysocial movementstrust