GGR107H1 Lecture Notes - Urban Agriculture, Carbon Offset, Peasant Movement
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We think of social movements as things that happen in specific times and places, but most progressive change in society, around the world, is the result of social movement activity. It s rare that governments make changes on their own- it s a result of people mobilizing. The study of social movements is a way to understand why society is, how we operate today. The reason we talk about climate change, carbon offsets, it s the result of social movements. The same tactics that have been used historically are being used today. Innovative movements such as internet petitions: rooted in certain places and contexts (but act to mainstream, scale up). Promote ideas or activities or actions that should be the mainstream (organic shouldn t be a fringe idea). They are not generally promoting the status quo, but challenging it, which is a conflicting perspective.
