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In the study of New Social Movements (NSM), there are two dominant theories that are each conflicting, namely the Resource Mobilization Theory (RMT) and the Identity-Oriented Theory (IOT).RMT was born and developed in the U.S. viewing that the dynamics of social movements tend to involve the dimensions of rationality, while IOT born and developed in Europe who believe that the dynamics of social movements tend to involve the dimensions of emotionality (emotive nature).Singh said that although the RMT and IOT both have very sharp differences, but these two theoretical perspectives does not mean can not be integrated in explaining the phenomenon of social movements and collective action.This paper attempts to meet the expectations of Singh for converging these two theories . From the result of the convergence between RMT and IOT generate perspective there are at least 8 determinant factor in analyzing the New Social Movements, namely: (1) social movement organizations, (2) Leaders and leadership, (3) Resources and resource mobilization, (4) Network and participation, and (5) opportunities and community capacity to conduct social movements, (6) collective identity,(7) Solidarity, and (8) Commitment.