Political movements

Social movements can be identified as protest rallies, they are large, can be informal, groupings of people or organizations which focus on specific political or social issues. In other words, they carry out, resist, or undo a social change. Social movements can also be related to special interest groups, which can be a group of people or organization seeking or receiving special advantages. An analysis of previous social movements in the last three centuries, how a social movement functions ,…

Doug McAdam’s Political Process and the Development of Black Insurgency, 1930-1970 chronicles the development and growth of the black protest movement through that changing political and social conditions that both created and denied political opportunities for black protest and contributed to the growth of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s onward. McAdam first traces the origins of the political and social conditions that denied blacks the political opportunities to organize and protest…

Inspired by the civil rights movement and others before it, the Black Lives Matter movement seeks to protest to gain political acknowledgement of the atrocities facing the black community in America and work with political leaders to rectify the issues that have plagued our communities for far too long. On their website, the Black Lives Matter movement describes itself as “an ideological and political intervention in a world where Black lives are systematically and…

Women’s movements have contributed to shaping welfare states’ policy provisions and ideological rhetoric of family politics, women’s citizenship rights, and the relationship between work and family. In her introductory chapter, Katzenstein explores the national and institutional logic behind the politics of women’s movements in different countries. A feminist movement’s relationship with and the relationship among organizations (party alliances), gender consciousness, and state actions are…

Nation, examine the formation and workings of two politically dichotomous social movements, the Tea Party Movement and the Occupy Wall Street Movement respectively. Both books profile each social movement profoundly and conduct rigorous research before making their respective conclusions about the causes and effects of each social movement. I found both books to be exquisitely-written and very insightful into the two movements. What made Skopcol and Williamson’s book so interesting was their…

literature on how the impoverished became to be in such a situation, and how political and economic systems are keeping people marginalized. There is also equally as many theories on how the impoverished can progress and develop so that their voice is heard in politics, and that their rights are being enforced. One of the contested theories of how the poor can achieve this is by the practice of social movements. Social movements have been a tool used to help influence change throughout history…

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two cultures were boiling in the Caribbean, one of domination and oppression which involved economic, political and racist subjugation, and a culture of resistance” (19). Additionally, that “these two cultures struggled for dominance and it is only in the era of Rasta that the white culture is being beaten back. It is this resistance which links the revolt of slaves to the present Rastafarian movement” (Campbell 19). Initially Jamaica always had people resisting, and preaching things from a…

The Anti-war Movement was one of the largest movements that exists till today, as African Americans, Asian Americans, women, students, hippies, the clergy were part of this movement. The movement focused on the American military’s involvement with Vietnam and the killing of innocent lives. It showed the true representation from America and their dishonesty. Rock music was a main commodity in the music market’ since its emergence it has always been insurgent and incorporating things the youth…

Clicktivism: A systematic heuristic.Policy & Internet 6 (2): 115-32. Halupka first starts by discussing why clicktivism has come to be viewed as a useless act in political terms. The article argues that online activism is more than just signing online petitions and liking things. Each action is significant in the fight for some sort of political change. Critics of it view it as a way for people to fulfil their moral obligations without actually doing anything but click a button. This article…