A contextualized approach to the study of radical social movements
College
College of Liberal Arts
Document Type
Article
Source Title
Asia-Pacific Social Science Review
Volume
5
Issue
2
First Page
67
Last Page
89
Publication Date
2005
Abstract
Western theories and models of social movements are not tailor-fit frameworks through which social movements in the rest of the world could be studied and understood. If a social movement seeks social reform, its analysis could be based on how well it is able to influence public policy, initiate political reforms, or penetrate government to effect change from within or gain access to resources. If a social movement, however, aims for a radical transformation of society, its analysis thereof could not be based on the same parameters. The examination of a radical peasant movement, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), reveals that said theories are often problematic in explaining its dynamics in the context of movement emergence, activity, and continuity. Further, the study of radical social movements necessitates a particular frame of reference that is sensitive to their peculiar character and environment. What is needed therefore is a contextualized approach to appropriately study radical social movements.
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Recommended Citation
Jimenez, J. M. (2005). A contextualized approach to the study of radical social movements. Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, 5 (2), 67-89. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/9839
Disciplines
Political Science
Keywords
Social movements
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
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