Political Science 2230E Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Henry David Thoreau, Montreal Protocol, Human Behavior

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2230E
• Professor: Cristinede Clercy

Document Summary

Interest groups believe in the separation of society identities: state and society, the personal is political , web of power relations: identity vs. materialism radical strategies. Tend to engage in more radical behaviors (i. e. chain yourself to a tree, use protests, marches) large scale or even small scale acts of disruption: decentralized + democratic. Tend to be more decentralized than interest groups. Do not have a president, board of directors, staff. There is no hierarchy in a social movement. Social movement is a type of informal network . Social movement is a large network of actors. Issue driven alliances: world trade organization, montreal protocol, framework convention on climate change, sierra club, council of canadians, polaris institute. What do environmental movements do: non- conventional strategies, military air training in labrador, education and public awareness, economics first, enviroment second . A case study: canada-wide accord on environmental hazards, canada-wide standard on dioxins and furans, development committee, core advisory group, multi-stakeholder advisory group.