POLSCI 2F03- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 12 pages long!)

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Topic: the ndp regime in bc from 1991 to 2001. Policies that will inevitably be opposed by an organized business class, both domestically and internationally, as well as the corporate-owned media. Systemic obstacles: media didn"t report on social issues like poverty that would garner support for the ndp because media outlets in bc were capitalist. Dilemmas of agency: so many views represented, it became brokerage politics because different of different stakeholders within the party wanting to advance their own social movements. Arguments: highlighting the complex strategies, identities, and ideas of. Canada"s women"s movements: while identities and ideas clearly influence movement mobilization overall, more attention is paid to the women"s movement"s strategic interventions and interruptions which are analyzed by selectively drawing from and building on the. Proactive intersectionality resources + gov support: social movements more successful when governments support, adds legitimacy, conservative government cut lots of programs.