Explaining the grievances of social movement activists

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Assignment - Social and Political Movements in a Globalising World

Essay Questions -

1. Evaluate critically the arguments about who participates in movements, and why they participate.

2. How persuasive is a Marxist framework for explaining the grievances of social movement activists?

3. How useful is the concept 'framing' for helping us understand why and how grievances develop?

4. Assess Sidney Tarrow's claim that it is 'changes in public political opportunities and constraints that create the most important incentives for triggering new phases of contention for people with collective claims.'

5. Evaluate the arguments for and against formal organization in a social movement.

6. Assess critically the explanations of why movements choose particular targets.

7. Assess the usefulness of the concept 'repertoires of contention' as a framework for analysing the tactics of social movements.

8. How useful is the concept 'transnational social movement' in helping one understand contemporary transnational activism?

9. How can one best define success and failure in relation to social movements?

Word limit: 2500 words.

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