Political Opportunity Structure

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A political opportunity structure (POS) is essentially the circumstances surrounding a political landscape^[1].

The term is relatively new and can be found mostly within the emerging studies of modern political and social movements, typically within the Third World such as Hamas or Hezbollah.

Political opportunity structures are fluid and can alter in days or decades. Factors such as demographics, social and economic issues within a population all count to creating a specific "structure" which actors within the landscape can find themselves gaining or benefiting from.

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1. ^ Jereon Gunning, Hamas, democracy, religion and violence

State of political milieu conducive or otherwise for a civil society/non-state intervention in state policies.