POL314H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Rapporteur, Knowledge Economy, Structural Change
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Read in the historical context: e. g. feudalism industrialism; industrialism post-industrialism/ knowledge economy. [from bottom to top] vote sign a petition join a boycott participate in unlawful demonstration join unofficial strike occupy buildings. There are more than one way to express people"s individual instincts. Extending rapporteur in political participation: political participation is not just about voting, it"s about other things too. As you move upwards the hierarchy, more and more is required of the individual. Petition: single issue, often during an election. Occupying building: requires more energy, time and commitment. It"s insane to think of voting as the only legitimate avenue to express political preference. Sometimes social movement evolve into political parties. e. g. haiti election on 25 oct 54 political parties some small parties emerged to incorporate some agenda not previously covered. Stories of how unions become political parties soon discovered their political goals cannot be advanced without being incorporated as a political party.
