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The Politics of Protest [week 1]

The Politics of Protest [week 1]. The Relevance of Social Movements in the Post-War World. What is meant by ‘social movements’?. New Social Movements (NSMs) Social movements as progressive? Social movements in research. Reasons for protest. Backlash against political repression

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The Politics of Protest [week 1]

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  1. The Politics of Protest [week 1] The Relevance of Social Movements in the Post-War World

  2. What is meant by ‘social movements’? New Social Movements (NSMs) Social movements as progressive? Social movements in research

  3. Reasons for protest • Backlash against political repression • Neglected issues • Need for recognition • Dissatisfaction with government policy • Need for representation

  4. The 1960s

  5. Social movements pre-1960s Anti-fascist resistance Ban the Bomb The Algerian Revolution Civil Rights in the USA

  6. 1968

  7. New Social Movements Sexual politics Anti-Nuclear Power Green protests Contemporary Social Movements

  8. Methods of protest

  9. Opposition to social movements

  10. Things to think about Social movement as ideology Response of the state Crossing national boundaries Consensus and solidarity Political participation

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