Social Movements - History, Theory and Experience

The century we are in is witnessing great upheavals and great fires that ignite and spread regardless of geography. Social movements maintain their vitality by making their impact more visible, without necessarily being similar or repeating the great revolutions of the past. “New” social movements actually exist under different forms, relying on the resistance mechanisms, reasons for objection or opposition practices of the “old”. Therefore, social movements become a phenomenon that is squeezed into the definition of "new" and given an authentic atmosphere, on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is not valued enough because it can never reach the glory of the "old" or its existence is subject to exaggerated descriptions.

Social Movements: History, Theory and Experience discusses social movements as a set of historical experiences without underestimating or exaggerating their importance. He discusses social movements not necessarily as examples that have been tested and succeeded in the mirror of theory, but as examples that people reshape every day with their objection and determination to create. Not only in the West, but in a geography extending from the Balkans to Korea, Taiwan, Palestine and South America; With organized examples such as Via Campesina, Anti-War Movement and Hamas; It presents a breakdown of social movements and the struggles in which social actors show their faces, such as the union movement, the women's movement, and the theater activity that accompanies revolutions.



Number of Pages: 567

Year of Printing: 2008


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Iletisim Publishing

Number of Pages: 567

First Printing Year: 2008

Language Turkish