Combes, Simon; (2024) Activists and volunteers organising amid constraints: the key role of time. Journal of Organizational Ethnography 10.1108/JOE-10-2022-0029. (In press).

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Purpose: This article emphasises the role of constraints when humans establish organisations. Previous research explains organisations because of individuals’ motivations. Here, I answer the question regarding the role of constraints in organising/organisations. In this article, the studied individuals face various constraints and want to avoid being targeted. Consequently, they establish horizontal organisations. I discuss the role of time in organising.// Methodology: This research builds on an ethnographical study of activists and volunteers at the border between France and Italy where migrants cross the border. The area is mountainous, and the police, the judiciary, and the far-right impede the actions of the activists & volunteers.// Findings: I argue that activists and volunteers establish non-hierarchical organisations to circumvent potential obstacles. To achieve this, they dedicated a significant amount of time to facilitate the formation of these horizontal structures. This approach allows them to operate without a designated leader, thereby reducing the risk of being targeted by law enforcement, judicial system, or far-right groups. As a result, they successfully welcomed migrants.// Originality: This article presents new results on how activists and volunteers organise to welcome migrants.

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