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Political Sociology 324 Those likely to participate in SM = those who believe theirown values, needs, goals, beliefs, interests are being
threatened
Section 3: Social Movements, Protest SM = major vehicle for ordinary people to participate in
and Violence public politics
Eric Good: Three Basic Conditions of participation in SM
1. Real issue people oppose
Lecture 12: Social Movements 2. Subject feeling that this issue = unsatisfactory
and needs to be addressed
Reading: 3. Organised or collective authority to
spearhead/speak for movement
Macionis, J. & Plummer, 563-569; Jenkins, J. & Form, 331– What types of issues do they address?
349 o Two Broad Categories (can overlap)
1. Politics (influence distribution of power)
Socio-political SM
What is a social movement? Mobilisation of masses
2. Culture (to influence belief
Social movements = collective attempts by masses based on
system/ideologies/values/social roles/cultural
shared interests/aims to try and change dominant political
norms)
institutions by actions outside realm of established
E.g. Women’s movement
institutions
Bring about qualitative change
o Outside political processes
Address ethical issue
o Large informal groupings of
BLM Movement: focuses predominantly on
individuals/organisations that focus on specific
cultural realm of black lives being less
political/social issue that needs to be addressed
valued than white lives
Why do people participate in them?
Overlaps with politics (i.t.o how
o Either to prevent change in policy or to change
state is dealing with it)
policy or evoke reaction in govt What methods do they use to achieve their objectives?
o Due so because they are generally dissatisfied o Two Categories use different methods
o SM generally rely on protests, demonstrations, sit
ins, blockades and strikes
, To compensate for lack of power (compared
toother political parties and interest groups)
Generate conflict & provoke reactions from
organisations or broader civil society
Place pressure on
company/corporation/state Characteristics of a Social Movement
Put issue on agenda
How do they differ from political parties?
o Operate within political realm BUT lack direct power
in govt
o Rely heavily on disorderly tactics
Strikes, demonstrations, violence, protest
o Lack formal structure = rely on activism & activits
who drive movement
Political parties have permanent
appointments
o Pol parties engage in struggle for power (retain or
capture govt)
SM: acts in diffuse manner to establish
preconditions for changes by challenging
legitimacy of political system
o Provide alternative voice to status quo
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