POL101Y1 Lecture 8: Reading Journal Template-8
14 Apr 2018
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This article focuses on activist society-oriented activities and demonstrates that activist organizations are not simply transnational pressure groups, but rather are political actors in their own right. Argument 1 made in support of thesis (1-2 sentences) Amnesty international, friends of the earth, oxfam, and greenpeace target governments and try to change state behavior to further their aims. Activists use the realms of transnational social, cultural, and economic life to influence world public affairs. This does not mean that they ignored the state but rather that they made a strategic decision to explore the political potential of unofficial realms of collective action. Argument 2 made in support of thesis (1-2 sentences) The emphasis on world- civic politics stresses that while these latter efforts may not translate easily into state action, they should not be viewed as simply matters of cultural or social interest. Rather, they involve identifying and manipulating instruments of power for shaping collective life.
