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NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENT THEORY

-DIVYANI KHAITAN

DEFINITION

  • Recent addition to the theory
  • Macro level : relation between contemporary movements, economic structure and the role of culture
  • Micro level : issues of identity and personal behavior
  • new sociopolitical environment
  • focus on quality of life
  • reflexive in nature

TACTICS

  • disruptive tactics
  • mobilising public opinion
  • dramatic and pre planned demonstrations

PARTICIPANTS

TWO VIEWS

  • "new" middle class
  • not defined by class but by common concern over social issues

OFFE NAMES 3 PARTICIPANTS

  • new middle class
  • old middle class (farmers, shop owners etc)
  • perpheral population (students, housewives, retired people)

STRUCTURE

  • fluid, non rigid
  • impermanent and ad hoc
  • open
  • decentralised
  • non hierarchical

STRUCTURE

GLOBAL NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM

  • uses evidence and reasoning to determine most effective ways to benefit others
  • prioritize scientific projects, companies, policies etc that can save lives

ANTI NUCLEAR MOVEMENT

  • opposes use of nuclear technology
  • some organizations are : friends of the earth, Greenpeace etc

OCCUPY MOVEMENT

  • against social and economic inequality and lack of real democracy in the world

GLOBAL NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

ANIMAL RIGHTS MOVEMENT

  • end rigid moral and legal distinction between human and non-human animals
  • end status of animals as property
  • end their use in research, food, clothing etc

BLACK LIVES MATTER

  • originated in african american community
  • against violence and system racism towards black people

ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT

  • also called ecology movement
  • scientific, social and political for addressing environmental issues
  • sustainable management of resources through change in public policy and individual behavior.

LGBTQ MOVEMENT

  • advocates for LGBT+ rights
  • focus on equal rights and liberation
  • self help and self acceptance
  • common goal : social equality

ME TOO MOVEMENT

  • against sexual harrasment and sexual assault
  • hashtag on social media
  • especially at workplace

NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN

INDIA

NEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN INDIA

TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT

  • curbing the use of alcohol except for medicinal purpose
  • mentioned in our DPSP (Article 47)
  • gandhi was an ardent advovate

ENVIRONMENT MOVEMENTS

  • CHIPKO MOVEMENT
  • NARMADA BACHAO ANDOLAN
  • SAVE SILENT VALLEY
  • SAVE GANGA MOVEMENT
  • JHOLA ANDOLAN
  • JUNGLE BACHAO

ENVIRONMENT

MOVEMENT

HONOR FOR NATIONAL WOMENS CAMPAIGN

  • end violence against women
  • secure social, economic and political justice

HONOR FOR NATIONAL WOMENS CAMPAIGN

CASTE BASED RESERVATION MOVEMENTS

  • jats (haryana), patidars (gujarat), marathas (maharashtra) etc
  • demand for recognition as SC and ST
  • to recieve benefits like reservation in eucational institutions, government jobs etc

CASTE BASED RESERVATION MOVEMENTS

INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION

INDIA

AGAINST

CORRUPTION

  • anti corruption protests

introduction of jan lokpal bill

  • mobilisation of the masses

CRITICISM

  • dislike institutional politics yet consulted by governmental agencies
  • tactics used are similar to the ones used in the past (lobbying etc)
  • doubt if they are product of specifically post industrial society
  • have no specific typology
  • not unique : just a reaction to changing nature of domination in post industrial world
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