SCS 1150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Political Geography, Albert Einstein Institution, Gene Sharp
15 Apr 2016
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How social movements matter. in solutions to social. Problems from the bottom up: successful social movements, ed. Social movements are organized challenges to authorities that use a broad range of tactics, both inside and outside of conventional politics, in an effort to promote social and political change (meyer 2007, 9). Social movements are less a departure from conventional institutional politics than an extension of them a politics by other means" (meyer 2007, 10). Social movements change practices, and through them, beliefs. (meyer 2007, 14). Rather than seeing social movements as expressions of extremism, violence, and deprivation, they are better defined as collective challenges, based on common purposes and social solidarities, in sustained interaction with elites, opponents, and authorities. Social movements are a form of contentious politics. as such they are: Meyer 2007 terms to consider: mobilization campaign demonstration protest media lobbying blockades coalitions social change political support organizations. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ financial contributions civil disobedience nudity activism direct pressure volunteer work.
