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Jan 27, 2017 · Throughout history, social movements — small groups that are loosely connected but united by a shared purpose — have created transformational change. Women’s suffrage and civil rights in the...
Nov 28, 2023 · How do you see the relationship between formalised party politics and social movements when it comes to bringing about change? I think change usually happens when movements come together, pushing for action and putting pressure on governments.
Social movements are forms of collective action that emerge in response to situations of inequality, oppression and/or unmet social, political, economic or cultural demands. They comprise ‘an organised set of constituents pursuing a common political agenda of change over time’ (Batliwala 2012:3). Social movements, including
What emerges is a political sociology of nationalist movements, where movements are embedded in the social forces that they inhabit. The interaction of social forces and nationalist mobilization can be conceived of as a hierarchy, where one leads to the other.
Jan 14, 2013 · The major distinction of transnational movements is that they mobilize people across national boundaries around a shared aim. They help people define their interests and identities in ways that go beyond the traditional nation-state borders.
- Jackie Smith
- 2013
mobilization and political process accounts of the emergence, trajectories, and impacts of social movements.
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Three main practices are described in depth: adopting a complex view of identities (rejecting simple binaries); commitment to a moral compass (resisting retaliation in the face of state or opponent violence); and the initiation of small and symbolic acts, timed and leveraged to build trust and attract reciprocation.
