Since the mid 1960s, across Europe and America, more and more people have been turning their backs on mainstream politics and parties, and are pursuing more unconventional ways of making themselves heard. Recent research suggests that as many people in Britain are active in protest or similar movements as in the conventional political parties. Social scientists have revived the idea of Social Movements to explain this. This study explores the theories surrounding these new movements of the 1980s and 1990s. It begins by summarizing these theories and describing how such movements as...

Since the mid 1960s, across Europe and America, more and more people have been turning their backs on mainstream politics and parties, and are pursuing more unconventional ways of making themselves heard. Recent research suggests that as many people in Britain are active in protest or similar movements as in the conventional political parties. Social scientists have revived the idea of Social Movements to explain this. This study explores the theories surrounding these new movements of the 1980s and 1990s. It begins by summarizing these theories and describing how such movements as...

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