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Access to knowledge movement
The Access to Knowledge movement is a loose collection of civil society groups, governments, and individuals converging on the idea that access to knowledge should be linked to fundamental princ...
The Access to Knowledge movement is a loose collection of civil society groups, governments, and individuals converging on the idea that access to knowledge should be linked to fundamental princ...
Activist knowledge
Activist knowledge or 'dissident knowledge', refers to the ideological and ideational aspects of social movements such as challenging or reformulating dominant political ideas and ideologies, ...
Activist knowledge or 'dissident knowledge', refers to the ideological and ideational aspects of social movements such as challenging or reformulating dominant political ideas and ideologies, ...
Anti-cult movement
The anti-cult movement (abbreviated ACM and sometimes called the countercult movement) is a term used by academics and others to refer to groups and individuals who oppose cults and ...
The anti-cult movement (abbreviated ACM and sometimes called the countercult movement) is a term used by academics and others to refer to groups and individuals who oppose cults and ...
Antifeminism
Antifeminism is opposition to feminism in some or all of its forms.
Antifeminism is opposition to feminism in some or all of its forms.
B corporation
A B corporation, or Benefit corporation, is a new class of corporation in the United States, required by law to create general benefit for society as well as for shareholders.
A B corporation, or Benefit corporation, is a new class of corporation in the United States, required by law to create general benefit for society as well as for shareholders.
Benefit corporation
A benefit corporation is a class of corporation required by law to create general benefit for society as well as for shareholders.
A benefit corporation is a class of corporation required by law to create general benefit for society as well as for shareholders.
Biopunk
Biopunk (a portmanteau synthesizing "biotechnology" and "punk") is a technoprogressive movement advocating open access to genetic information.
Biopunk (a portmanteau synthesizing "biotechnology" and "punk") is a technoprogressive movement advocating open access to genetic information.
Black Consciousness Movement
The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) was a grassroots anti-Apartheid activist movement that emerged in South Africa in the mid-1960s out of the political vacuum created by the jailing an...
The Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) was a grassroots anti-Apartheid activist movement that emerged in South Africa in the mid-1960s out of the political vacuum created by the jailing an...
Black Lamp (revolutionary group)
The Black Lamp was a secret and illegal working class revolutionary group that existed during the early 19th century in Yorkshire.
The Black Lamp was a secret and illegal working class revolutionary group that existed during the early 19th century in Yorkshire.
Black Movement of Brazil
Movimento Negro is a generic name given to the diverse Afro-Brazilian social movements that occurred in 20th century Brazil, particularly those movements that appeared in post-World War II Rio d...
Movimento Negro is a generic name given to the diverse Afro-Brazilian social movements that occurred in 20th century Brazil, particularly those movements that appeared in post-World War II Rio d...
Blessed Unrest
Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming is a 2007 New York Times bestseller by Paul Hawken.
Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming is a 2007 New York Times bestseller by Paul Hawken.
Brights movement
The Brights movement is a social movement that aims to promote public understanding and acknowledgment of the naturalistic worldview, including equal civil rights and acceptance for people who h...
The Brights movement is a social movement that aims to promote public understanding and acknowledgment of the naturalistic worldview, including equal civil rights and acceptance for people who h...
Center for a New American Dream
The Center for a New American Dream is a nonprofit organization based in Takoma Park, Maryland, on the border of Washington, DC. A primary focus of New American Dream is promoting sustainable c...
The Center for a New American Dream is a nonprofit organization based in Takoma Park, Maryland, on the border of Washington, DC. A primary focus of New American Dream is promoting sustainable c...
Centre for Social Research
The Centre for Social Research, established in 1983, is an advocacy group for women based in New Delhi, India.
The Centre for Social Research, established in 1983, is an advocacy group for women based in New Delhi, India.
Chain Reaction 2008
Chain Reaction 2008 is an international forum on social leadership, founded in 2008.
Chain Reaction 2008 is an international forum on social leadership, founded in 2008.
Childfree
Childfree, also known as voluntary childlessness, is a form of childlessness.
Childfree, also known as voluntary childlessness, is a form of childlessness.
Choice USA
Choice USA is a reproductive rights non-profit organization in the United States based in Washington, D.C. and Oakland, California.
Choice USA is a reproductive rights non-profit organization in the United States based in Washington, D.C. and Oakland, California.
Church of Scientology
The Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system.
The Church of Scientology is an organization devoted to the practice and the promotion of the Scientology belief system.
Civil disobedience
Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power.
Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power.
Civil disorder
Civil disorder, also known as civil unrest or civil strife, is a broad term that is typically used by law enforcement to describe one or more forms of disturbance caused by a group o...
Civil disorder, also known as civil unrest or civil strife, is a broad term that is typically used by law enforcement to describe one or more forms of disturbance caused by a group o...
Clean living movement
In the history of the United States, a clean living movement is a period of time when a surge of health-reform crusades, many with moral overtones, erupts into the popular consciousness.
In the history of the United States, a clean living movement is a period of time when a surge of health-reform crusades, many with moral overtones, erupts into the popular consciousness.
Coalition of Immokalee Workers
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is a non-profit organization in Immokalee, Florida, whose members are "largely Latino, Haitian, and Mayan Indian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout...
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is a non-profit organization in Immokalee, Florida, whose members are "largely Latino, Haitian, and Mayan Indian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout...
Collective behavior
The expression collective behavior was first used by Robert E. Park, and employed definitively by Herbert Blumer, to refer to social processes and events which do not reflect existing social str...
The expression collective behavior was first used by Robert E. Park, and employed definitively by Herbert Blumer, to refer to social processes and events which do not reflect existing social str...
Compulsory public education
The movement for compulsory public education in the United States began in the early 1920s.
The movement for compulsory public education in the United States began in the early 1920s.
Comunes Collective
Comunes is a non-profit organization with the stated aims of encouraging the Commons and facilitating the grassroots work through free/libre web tools.
Comunes is a non-profit organization with the stated aims of encouraging the Commons and facilitating the grassroots work through free/libre web tools.
Consensual living
Consensual Living, CL, is a philosophy derived from the principles of consensus decision-making which advocates a consent-based approach to conflict resolution.
Consensual Living, CL, is a philosophy derived from the principles of consensus decision-making which advocates a consent-based approach to conflict resolution.
Contentious politics
Contentious politics is the use of disruptive techniques to make a political point, or to change government policy.
Contentious politics is the use of disruptive techniques to make a political point, or to change government policy.
Cosmopolitanism
Cosmopolitanism is the ideology that all human ethnic groups belong to a single community based on a shared morality.
Cosmopolitanism is the ideology that all human ethnic groups belong to a single community based on a shared morality.
Countermovement
By definition, a countermovement in sociology means a social movement opposed to another social movement.
By definition, a countermovement in sociology means a social movement opposed to another social movement.
Democratic transhumanism
Democratic transhumanism, a term coined by Dr. James Hughes in 2002, refers to the stance of transhumanists (advocates for the development and use of human enhancement technologies) who espo...
Democratic transhumanism, a term coined by Dr. James Hughes in 2002, refers to the stance of transhumanists (advocates for the development and use of human enhancement technologies) who espo...
Dictatorship Resistance Committee
The Dictatorship Resistance Committee is an alliance formed by several political parties in Ukraine opposed to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich The Dictatorship Resistance Committee formed ...
The Dictatorship Resistance Committee is an alliance formed by several political parties in Ukraine opposed to Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich The Dictatorship Resistance Committee formed ...
Double-duty dollar
The term "double duty dollar" was used during the early and middle 1900’s in the context of the economic plight of the African American community.
The term "double duty dollar" was used during the early and middle 1900’s in the context of the economic plight of the African American community.
Efficiency Movement
The Efficiency Movement was a major movement in the United States, Britain and other industrial nations in the early 20th century that sought to identify and eliminate waste in all areas of the ...
The Efficiency Movement was a major movement in the United States, Britain and other industrial nations in the early 20th century that sought to identify and eliminate waste in all areas of the ...
Estación Libre
Estación Libre, an activist group founded in 1997, works in solidarity with the EZLN in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
Estación Libre, an activist group founded in 1997, works in solidarity with the EZLN in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
Execution movement
The Execution movement or the Executionist movement was a 16th-century political movement in the Kingdom of Poland and, later, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth popular among lesser, mid...
The Execution movement or the Executionist movement was a 16th-century political movement in the Kingdom of Poland and, later, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth popular among lesser, mid...
Executionist movement
The Execution(ist) Movement (Polish language: "Ruch egzekucyjny"; also "egzekucja praw," "execution (enforcement) of the laws," "egzekucja dóbr," "execution (revendication) of (publi...
The Execution(ist) Movement (Polish language: "Ruch egzekucyjny"; also "egzekucja praw," "execution (enforcement) of the laws," "egzekucja dóbr," "execution (revendication) of (publi...
Fair trade
Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries to make better trading conditions and promote sustainability.
Fair trade is an organized social movement and market-based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries to make better trading conditions and promote sustainability.
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women.
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights for women.
Frame analysis
Frame analysis (also called framing analysis) is a multi-disciplinary social science research method used to analyze how people understand situations and activities.
Frame analysis (also called framing analysis) is a multi-disciplinary social science research method used to analyze how people understand situations and activities.
Free culture movement
The free culture movement is a social movement that promotes the freedom to distribute and modify creative works in the form of free content by using the Internet and other forms of media.
The free culture movement is a social movement that promotes the freedom to distribute and modify creative works in the form of free content by using the Internet and other forms of media.
Free Hugs Campaign
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places.
The Free Hugs Campaign is a social movement involving individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public places.
Free software movement
The free software movement is a social and political movement with the goal of ensuring software users' four basic freedoms: the freedom to run their software, to study and change their software...
The free software movement is a social and political movement with the goal of ensuring software users' four basic freedoms: the freedom to run their software, to study and change their software...
Free Software Movement of India
Free Software Movement of India (FSMI) is a national coalition of various regional and sectoral free software movements operating in different parts of India.
Free Software Movement of India (FSMI) is a national coalition of various regional and sectoral free software movements operating in different parts of India.
Free-software movement
The free software movement is a social and political movement with the goal of ensuring software users' four basic freedoms: the freedom to run it, to study and change it, and to redistribute co...
The free software movement is a social and political movement with the goal of ensuring software users' four basic freedoms: the freedom to run it, to study and change it, and to redistribute co...
Global Balkans
Global Balkans is an organizing network for activist working and researching in "solidarity" with Balkan social movements.
Global Balkans is an organizing network for activist working and researching in "solidarity" with Balkan social movements.
Global citizens movement
In most discussions, the global citizens movement is a socio-political process rather than a political organization or party structure.
In most discussions, the global citizens movement is a socio-political process rather than a political organization or party structure.
Global Justice Movement
The Global Justice Movement is a network or constellation of globalized social movements opposing what is often known as the “corporate globalization” and promoting equal distribution of economi...
The Global Justice Movement is a network or constellation of globalized social movements opposing what is often known as the “corporate globalization” and promoting equal distribution of economi...
Global justice movement
The Global Justice Movement is the broad globalized social movement opposing what is often known as “corporate globalization” and promoting equal distribution of economic resources.
The Global Justice Movement is the broad globalized social movement opposing what is often known as “corporate globalization” and promoting equal distribution of economic resources.
Glocalisation
Glocalisation is a portmanteau word of globalization and localization.
Glocalisation is a portmanteau word of globalization and localization.
Go Topless Day
Topfreedom is a cultural and political movement seeking to advance gender equality by advocating the recognition of the right of women and girls to be topless in public on the same basis that...
Topfreedom is a cultural and political movement seeking to advance gender equality by advocating the recognition of the right of women and girls to be topless in public on the same basis that...
Halifax Initiative
The Halifax Initiative is a coalition of Canadian non-governmental organizations for public interest work and education on international financial institutions.
The Halifax Initiative is a coalition of Canadian non-governmental organizations for public interest work and education on international financial institutions.
History of youth rights in the United States
First emerging as a distinct movement in the 1930s, the history of youth rights in the United States has long been concerned with civil rights and intergenerational equity.
First emerging as a distinct movement in the 1930s, the history of youth rights in the United States has long been concerned with civil rights and intergenerational equity.
Homeless Workers' Movement
The Homeless Workers Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto - MTST) is a shack-dwellers' movement in Brazil.
The Homeless Workers Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto - MTST) is a shack-dwellers' movement in Brazil.
Interface: a journal for and about social movements
Interface: a journal for and about social movements is an open access academic journal that publishes original research and academic reviews of books concerned mainly with theory and researc...
Interface: a journal for and about social movements is an open access academic journal that publishes original research and academic reviews of books concerned mainly with theory and researc...
Justice for Janitors
Justice for Janitors (JfJ) is a social movement organization that fights for the rights of janitors (caretakers and cleaners) across the US and Canada.
Justice for Janitors (JfJ) is a social movement organization that fights for the rights of janitors (caretakers and cleaners) across the US and Canada.
Khudi Pakistan
Khudi is a Pakistani social movement that has been established to counter the spread of extremist ideology within Pakistan, predominantly amongst younger generations of Pakistanis, who now c...
Khudi is a Pakistani social movement that has been established to counter the spread of extremist ideology within Pakistan, predominantly amongst younger generations of Pakistanis, who now c...
KIND Movement
Introduced in 2008, the KIND Movement is a social movement that was seeded by KIND Healthy Snacks to further its mission on trying to make the world a little kinder To date, the KIND Movement ha...
Introduced in 2008, the KIND Movement is a social movement that was seeded by KIND Healthy Snacks to further its mission on trying to make the world a little kinder To date, the KIND Movement ha...
Landless Workers' Movement
Landless Workers' Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra, or simply MST) is a social movement in Brazil, being generally regarded as one of the greatest (or, according to some, the ...
Landless Workers' Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra, or simply MST) is a social movement in Brazil, being generally regarded as one of the greatest (or, according to some, the ...
Lawyers' Movement
The Lawyers' Movement was the name given to the popular mass protest movement started by the lawyers of Pakistan in response to the dictatorial actions of 9 March 2007, by the country's military...
The Lawyers' Movement was the name given to the popular mass protest movement started by the lawyers of Pakistan in response to the dictatorial actions of 9 March 2007, by the country's military...
Leaderless resistance
Leaderless resistance, or phantom cell structure, is a political resistance strategy in which small, independent groups, including individuals, challenge an established adversary such as a...
Leaderless resistance, or phantom cell structure, is a political resistance strategy in which small, independent groups, including individuals, challenge an established adversary such as a...
Lomaland
Lomaland was a Theosophical commune located in Point Loma in San Diego), California from 1900 to 1942.
Lomaland was a Theosophical commune located in Point Loma in San Diego), California from 1900 to 1942.
Luddite
The Luddites were a social movement of 19th-century English textile artisans who protested – often by destroying mechanized looms – against the changes produced by the Industrial Revol...
The Luddites were a social movement of 19th-century English textile artisans who protested – often by destroying mechanized looms – against the changes produced by the Industrial Revol...
Ludic
Ludic derives from Latin ludus, "play", and is an adjective meaning "playful".
Ludic derives from Latin ludus, "play", and is an adjective meaning "playful".
Mandela Park Backyarders
The Mandela Park Backyarders or just Backyarders is an unfunded Khayelitsha-based South African social movement made up of poor and marginalised residents of Mandela Park that is working f...
The Mandela Park Backyarders or just Backyarders is an unfunded Khayelitsha-based South African social movement made up of poor and marginalised residents of Mandela Park that is working f...
Media democracy
Media democracy is a set of ideas advocating reforming the mass media, strengthening public service broadcasting, and developing and participating in alternative media and citizen journalism.
Media democracy is a set of ideas advocating reforming the mass media, strengthening public service broadcasting, and developing and participating in alternative media and citizen journalism.
Mintohren
Mintohren, also Mintōren, is a grass-roots movement created by young Zainichi Koreans to combat ethnic discrimination by encouraging a multicultural and positive approach to integration of...
Mintohren, also Mintōren, is a grass-roots movement created by young Zainichi Koreans to combat ethnic discrimination by encouraging a multicultural and positive approach to integration of...
MMM-2011
MMM-2011, a financial piramid, was launched on 25 January 2011 by Sergey Panteleevich Mavrodi, the founder of the infamous Ponzi scheme, Stock Generation.
MMM-2011, a financial piramid, was launched on 25 January 2011 by Sergey Panteleevich Mavrodi, the founder of the infamous Ponzi scheme, Stock Generation.
Mobilization (journal)
Mobilization is an academic journal that publishes original research and academic reviews of books concerned mainly with sociological research on protests, social movements, and collective behavior.
Mobilization is an academic journal that publishes original research and academic reviews of books concerned mainly with sociological research on protests, social movements, and collective behavior.
Moral panic
A moral panic is the intensity of feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order.
A moral panic is the intensity of feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order.
Moral shock
Moral shock is a concept which sociologists use for certain cognitive and emotional processes that encourage participation.
Moral shock is a concept which sociologists use for certain cognitive and emotional processes that encourage participation.
Movement Action Plan
The Movement Action Plan is a strategic model for waging nonviolent social movements developed by Bill Moyer, a US social change activist.
The Movement Action Plan is a strategic model for waging nonviolent social movements developed by Bill Moyer, a US social change activist.
Nagarik seva trust
Nagarika Seva Trust is an organisation that emerged between 1972-1973 in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India.
Nagarika Seva Trust is an organisation that emerged between 1972-1973 in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka, India.
National Salvation Committee
The National Salvation Committee was a loose organization led by Yulia Tymoshenko from February 9, 2001.; after her dismissal as Deputy Prime Minister for fuel and energy sector in the cabinet o...
The National Salvation Committee was a loose organization led by Yulia Tymoshenko from February 9, 2001.; after her dismissal as Deputy Prime Minister for fuel and energy sector in the cabinet o...
Neo Black Movement of Africa
The Neo Black Movement of Africa, also known as the Black Axe, is a Nigerian student cult and criminal organisation.
The Neo Black Movement of Africa, also known as the Black Axe, is a Nigerian student cult and criminal organisation.
NeoSon
NeoSon is an artistic movement developed in Guadalajara, Mexico by a group of local artists, being Josué Pérez its main exponent.
NeoSon is an artistic movement developed in Guadalajara, Mexico by a group of local artists, being Josué Pérez its main exponent.
Network For A New Culture
Network for a New Culture (NFNC) is a network of persons who actively promote personal growth, personal empowerment, and social change.
Network for a New Culture (NFNC) is a network of persons who actively promote personal growth, personal empowerment, and social change.
New Rural Reconstruction Movement
New Rural Reconstruction (NRR, ) is an intellectual current and social movement initiated by Wen Tiejun and other activists to address the crisis they saw in the Chinese countryside at the start...
New Rural Reconstruction (NRR, ) is an intellectual current and social movement initiated by Wen Tiejun and other activists to address the crisis they saw in the Chinese countryside at the start...
New social movements
The term new social movements (NSMs) is a theory of social movements that attempts to explain the plethora of new movements that have come up in various western societies roughly since the...
The term new social movements (NSMs) is a theory of social movements that attempts to explain the plethora of new movements that have come up in various western societies roughly since the...
Occupy Ashland
Occupy Ashland included a peaceful protest and demonstration against economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government which took place in Ashlan...
Occupy Ashland included a peaceful protest and demonstration against economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government which took place in Ashlan...
Occupy Atlanta
Occupy Atlanta is a peaceful protest and demonstration that began on October 6, 2011 in Woodruff Park, located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
Occupy Atlanta is a peaceful protest and demonstration that began on October 6, 2011 in Woodruff Park, located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
Occupy Austin
Occupy Austin is an occupation that began on October 6, 2011 at City Hall in Austin, Texas.
Occupy Austin is an occupation that began on October 6, 2011 at City Hall in Austin, Texas.
Occupy Baltimore
Occupy Baltimore is a peaceful protest and demonstration that began on date
In Baltimore, Maryland, in McKeldin Square near the Inner Harbor area of Downtown Baltimore.
Occupy Baltimore is a peaceful protest and demonstration that began on date
In Baltimore, Maryland, in McKeldin Square near the Inner Harbor area of Downtown Baltimore.
Occupy Boston
Occupy Boston is a collective of protesters that settled on September 30, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts, on Dewey Square in the Financial District opposite the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Occupy Boston is a collective of protesters that settled on September 30, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts, on Dewey Square in the Financial District opposite the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Occupy Buffalo
Occupy Buffalo www.OccupyBuffalo.org is a peaceful protest and demonstration that publicly began on October 1, 2011, in Buffalo, New York, in Niagara Square, in downtown Buffalo opposite the Bu...
Occupy Buffalo www.OccupyBuffalo.org is a peaceful protest and demonstration that publicly began on October 1, 2011, in Buffalo, New York, in Niagara Square, in downtown Buffalo opposite the Bu...
Occupy Chicago
Occupy Chicago is a peaceful protest and demonstration against presumed economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government which has been taking p...
Occupy Chicago is a peaceful protest and demonstration against presumed economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government which has been taking p...
Occupy Cincinnati
Occupy Cincinnati is an ongoing peaceful protest and demonstration in Cincinnati, Ohio based on the Occupy Wall Street movement which began in New York City on September 17.
Occupy Cincinnati is an ongoing peaceful protest and demonstration in Cincinnati, Ohio based on the Occupy Wall Street movement which began in New York City on September 17.
Occupy D.C.
Occupy D.C. is a peaceful, non-partisan people's movement focused on spreading the ideas of Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together in Washington, D.C. The group has been demonstrating in McPhers...
Occupy D.C. is a peaceful, non-partisan people's movement focused on spreading the ideas of Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together in Washington, D.C. The group has been demonstrating in McPhers...
Occupy Dallas
Occupy Dallas is an occupation that began on October 6, 2011 with a march to the Federal Reserve Building in Dallas, Texas.
Occupy Dallas is an occupation that began on October 6, 2011 with a march to the Federal Reserve Building in Dallas, Texas.
Occupy Eugene
Occupy Eugene is an ongoing peaceful protest in Eugene, Oregon based on the Occupy Wall Street movement which began in New York City on September 17.
Occupy Eugene is an ongoing peaceful protest in Eugene, Oregon based on the Occupy Wall Street movement which began in New York City on September 17.
Occupy Houston
Occupy Houston is an ongoing occupation protest that stands in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.
Occupy Houston is an ongoing occupation protest that stands in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street.
Occupy Las Vegas
Occupy Las Vegas is an occupation and peaceful protest that began on October 6, 2011.
Occupy Las Vegas is an occupation and peaceful protest that began on October 6, 2011.
Occupy movement
The Occupy movement is an international protest movement against social and economic inequality, its primary goal being to make the economic structure and power relations in society fairer.
The Occupy movement is an international protest movement against social and economic inequality, its primary goal being to make the economic structure and power relations in society fairer.
Occupy Nashville
Occupy Nashville is an ongoing demonstration and occupation located at Legislative Plaza in Nashville, Tennessee.
Occupy Nashville is an ongoing demonstration and occupation located at Legislative Plaza in Nashville, Tennessee.
Occupy Philadelphia
Occupy Philadelphia is an ongoing nonviolent protest and demonstration with an aim to overcome economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government.
Occupy Philadelphia is an ongoing nonviolent protest and demonstration with an aim to overcome economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government.
Occupy Pittsburgh
Occupy Pittsburgh is a peaceful protest and demonstration with an aim to overcome economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government.
Occupy Pittsburgh is a peaceful protest and demonstration with an aim to overcome economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporations and lobbyists on government.
Occupy Portland
Occupy Portland is a peaceful protest and demonstration that began on October 6, 2011 in downtown Portland, Oregon.
Occupy Portland is a peaceful protest and demonstration that began on October 6, 2011 in downtown Portland, Oregon.
Occupy Rochester NY
Occupy Rochester NY is an Occupy movement encampment in Washington Square Park, Rochester, New York.
Occupy Rochester NY is an Occupy movement encampment in Washington Square Park, Rochester, New York.
Occupy Salem
Occupy Salem is an ongoing peaceful protest in Salem, Oregon based on the Occupy Wall Street movement which began in New York City on September 17.
Occupy Salem is an ongoing peaceful protest in Salem, Oregon based on the Occupy Wall Street movement which began in New York City on September 17.
Occupy Salt Lake City
Occupy Salt Lake City is a protest and demonstration that began on October 6, 2011 in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah and based in Pioneer Park.
Occupy Salt Lake City is a protest and demonstration that began on October 6, 2011 in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah and based in Pioneer Park.
Occupy Seattle
Occupy Seattle is a direct action demonstration with occasional activity at Westlake Park and Seattle City Hall in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Occupy Seattle is a direct action demonstration with occasional activity at Westlake Park and Seattle City Hall in downtown Seattle, Washington.
Occupy St. Louis
Occupy St. Louis is an ongoing postpartisan people's movement and peaceful protest that began on October 1, 2011 against corporate greed, its influence over the economy, its corruption of govern...
Occupy St. Louis is an ongoing postpartisan people's movement and peaceful protest that began on October 1, 2011 against corporate greed, its influence over the economy, its corruption of govern...
Occupy Texas State
Occupy Texas State is a student activist group out of Texas State University - San Marcos.
Occupy Texas State is a student activist group out of Texas State University - San Marcos.
Occupy Vanderbilt
Occupy Vanderbilt is an ongoing demonstration and occupation located at Alumni Circle Lawn in Nashville, Tennessee at Vanderbilt University.
Occupy Vanderbilt is an ongoing demonstration and occupation located at Alumni Circle Lawn in Nashville, Tennessee at Vanderbilt University.
Open access (publishing)
Open access (OA) refers to unrestricted online access to articles published in scholarly journals, and also increasingly to book chapters or monographs.
Open access (OA) refers to unrestricted online access to articles published in scholarly journals, and also increasingly to book chapters or monographs.
Open Access movement
The Open Access movement is a social movement in academia, dedicated to the principle of open access — to information-sharing for the common good.
The Open Access movement is a social movement in academia, dedicated to the principle of open access — to information-sharing for the common good.
Opportunity structures
Opportunity Structures, in sociology and related social science disciplines, are exogenous factors which limit or empower collective actors (social movements).
Opportunity Structures, in sociology and related social science disciplines, are exogenous factors which limit or empower collective actors (social movements).
Orange Revolution
The Orange Revolution (Помаранчева революція, Pomarancheva revolyutsiya) was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in ...
The Orange Revolution (Помаранчева революція, Pomarancheva revolyutsiya) was a series of protests and political events that took place in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005, in ...
Outdoor Co-ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society
The Outdoor Co-ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society was organized on August 17, 2011 to take advantage of New York law that permits women to go topless in public.
The Outdoor Co-ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society was organized on August 17, 2011 to take advantage of New York law that permits women to go topless in public.
Peasant movement
Peasant movement is a social movement involved with the agricultural policy.
Peasant movement is a social movement involved with the agricultural policy.
People's Committee to Protect Ukraine
The People's Committee to Protect Ukraine is a political movement in Ukraine formed May 2010.
The People's Committee to Protect Ukraine is a political movement in Ukraine formed May 2010.
Piquetero
A piquetero is a member of a political faction whose primary modus operandi is based in the piquete.
A piquetero is a member of a political faction whose primary modus operandi is based in the piquete.
Political movement
A political movement is a social movement in the area of politics.
A political movement is a social movement in the area of politics.
Political opportunity
Political opportunity theory, sometimes also known as the political process theory or political opportunity structure, is an approach of social movements heavily influenced by politi...
Political opportunity theory, sometimes also known as the political process theory or political opportunity structure, is an approach of social movements heavily influenced by politi...
Popular Health Movement
The Popular Health Movement of the 1830s–1850s was an aspect of Jacksonian-era politics and society in the United States.
The Popular Health Movement of the 1830s–1850s was an aspect of Jacksonian-era politics and society in the United States.
PORA
PORA! (ПОРА!), meaning IT'S TIME! in Ukrainian, is a civic youth organization (Black Pora!) and political party in Ukraine (Yellow Pora!) espousing nonviolent resistance and advocating incre...
PORA! (ПОРА!), meaning IT'S TIME! in Ukrainian, is a civic youth organization (Black Pora!) and political party in Ukraine (Yellow Pora!) espousing nonviolent resistance and advocating incre...
Prepper
A survivalist or "prepper" is an individual or group that prepares or makes preparations in advance of, or prior to, any change in normal circumstances or lifestyle without significant reliance ...
A survivalist or "prepper" is an individual or group that prepares or makes preparations in advance of, or prior to, any change in normal circumstances or lifestyle without significant reliance ...
Prison abolition movement
The prison abolition movement seeks to abolish prisons and the prison system.
The prison abolition movement seeks to abolish prisons and the prison system.
Progressive League
The Progressive League was a British organisation for social reform, founded in 1932 by HG Wells and C.E.M. Joad under the title "Federation of Progressive Societies and Individuals" (FPSI).
The Progressive League was a British organisation for social reform, founded in 1932 by HG Wells and C.E.M. Joad under the title "Federation of Progressive Societies and Individuals" (FPSI).
Protest cycle
Protest cycles (also known as cycles of contention or waves of collective action) refers to the cyclical rise and fall in the social movement activity.
Protest cycles (also known as cycles of contention or waves of collective action) refers to the cyclical rise and fall in the social movement activity.
Punctuated equilibrium in social theory
Punctuated equilibrium in social theory is a method of understanding change in complex social systems.
Punctuated equilibrium in social theory is a method of understanding change in complex social systems.
Puppetista
Puppetista is a word coined in 2000 by a group of puppeteers who make and use puppets in street theater and political demonstrations.
Puppetista is a word coined in 2000 by a group of puppeteers who make and use puppets in street theater and political demonstrations.
Railway Protection Movement
The Railway Protection Movement, also known as the "Railway Rights Protection Movement" was a political protest movement that erupted in 1911 in late Qing China against the Qing governmen...
The Railway Protection Movement, also known as the "Railway Rights Protection Movement" was a political protest movement that erupted in 1911 in late Qing China against the Qing governmen...
Ralstonism
Ralstonism was a minor social movement in 19th century USA. It claimed about 800,000 followers.
Ralstonism was a minor social movement in 19th century USA. It claimed about 800,000 followers.
Reason Rally
The Reason Rally is an upcoming demonstration that will take place at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2012.
The Reason Rally is an upcoming demonstration that will take place at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2012.
Relative deprivation
Relative deprivation is the experience of being deprived of something to which one believes oneself to be entitled to have.
Relative deprivation is the experience of being deprived of something to which one believes oneself to be entitled to have.
Repertoire of contention
Repertoire of contention refers, in social movement theory, to the set of various protest-related tools and actions available to a movement or related organization in a given time frame.
Repertoire of contention refers, in social movement theory, to the set of various protest-related tools and actions available to a movement or related organization in a given time frame.
Reproductive justice
Reproductive justice is a concept linking reproductive health with social justice.
Reproductive justice is a concept linking reproductive health with social justice.
Resource mobilization
Resource mobilization is a major sociological theory in the study of social movements which emerged in the 1970s.
Resource mobilization is a major sociological theory in the study of social movements which emerged in the 1970s.
Retreat (survivalism)
A retreat is a place of refuge for those in the survivalist subculture or movement.
A retreat is a place of refuge for those in the survivalist subculture or movement.
Revitalization movement
In 1956, Anthony F. C. Wallace published a paper called "Revitalization Movements" to describe how cultures change themselves.
In 1956, Anthony F. C. Wallace published a paper called "Revitalization Movements" to describe how cultures change themselves.
Settlement movement
The settlement movement was a reformist social movement, beginning in the 1880s and peaking around the 1920s in England and the US, with a goal of getting the rich and poor in society to live mo...
The settlement movement was a reformist social movement, beginning in the 1880s and peaking around the 1920s in England and the US, with a goal of getting the rich and poor in society to live mo...
Sikhula Sonke
Sikhula Sonke farmworkers union is a Western Cape based independent social movement.
Sikhula Sonke farmworkers union is a Western Cape based independent social movement.
Silesian Autonomy Movement
The Silesian Autonomy Movement is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as part of a unified Europe.
The Silesian Autonomy Movement is a movement officially declaring its support for the autonomy of Silesia as part of a unified Europe.
Silesian Separatist Movement
Silesian Separatist Movement (Śląski Ruch Separatystyczny, Schlesische Separatisten-Bewegung,, abbreviated as SRS) is a movement officially declaring its support for the independence of Silesia ...
Silesian Separatist Movement (Śląski Ruch Separatystyczny, Schlesische Separatisten-Bewegung,, abbreviated as SRS) is a movement officially declaring its support for the independence of Silesia ...
Small house movement
The small house movement is a popular description for the architectural and social movement that advocates living in small homes.
The small house movement is a popular description for the architectural and social movement that advocates living in small homes.
Social change
Social change refers to an alteration in the social order of a society.
Social change refers to an alteration in the social order of a society.
Social forum
A Social Forum is an open meeting place for civil society organizations and individuals opposed to neoliberalism and the domination of the world by capital and imperialism.
A Social Forum is an open meeting place for civil society organizations and individuals opposed to neoliberalism and the domination of the world by capital and imperialism.
Social mania
Social manias are mass movements which periodically sweep through society, sometimes on a world-wide basis.
Social manias are mass movements which periodically sweep through society, sometimes on a world-wide basis.
Social movement organization
A social movement organization (often capitalized in literature as Social Movement Organization or abbreviated as SMO) is a organized component of a social movement (SM).SMO usually is only ...
A social movement organization (often capitalized in literature as Social Movement Organization or abbreviated as SMO) is a organized component of a social movement (SM).SMO usually is only ...
Social purity movement
The social purity movement was a late nineteenth century social movement that sought to abolish prostitution and other sexual activities then considered immoral.
The social purity movement was a late nineteenth century social movement that sought to abolish prostitution and other sexual activities then considered immoral.
Social responsibility
Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large.
Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act to benefit society at large.
Social threefolding
Social threefolding is a sociological theory that suggests increasing the independence of society's three primary realms in such a way that those three realms can mutually correct each other in ...
Social threefolding is a sociological theory that suggests increasing the independence of society's three primary realms in such a way that those three realms can mutually correct each other in ...
Survivalism
Survivalism is a movement of individuals or groups who are actively preparing for emergencies as well as possible disruptions in social or political order, on scales ranging from local to intern...
Survivalism is a movement of individuals or groups who are actively preparing for emergencies as well as possible disruptions in social or political order, on scales ranging from local to intern...
Syndicalism
Syndicalism is a type of economic system proposed as a replacement for capitalism and an alternative to state socialism, which uses federations of collectivised trade unions or industrial unions.
Syndicalism is a type of economic system proposed as a replacement for capitalism and an alternative to state socialism, which uses federations of collectivised trade unions or industrial unions.
Taking Children Seriously
Taking Children Seriously (TCS) is a parenting movement and educational philosophy whose central idea is that it is possible and desirable to raise and educate children without either doin...
Taking Children Seriously (TCS) is a parenting movement and educational philosophy whose central idea is that it is possible and desirable to raise and educate children without either doin...
Technocracy movement
The technocracy movement is a social movement which arose in the early 20th century.
The technocracy movement is a social movement which arose in the early 20th century.
The Other Russia
The Other Russia (Другая Россия Drugaya Rossiya), sometimes cited as Another Russia, is an umbrella coalition that gathered opponents of former President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
The Other Russia (Другая Россия Drugaya Rossiya), sometimes cited as Another Russia, is an umbrella coalition that gathered opponents of former President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
The Other Russia (coalition)
The Other Russia, sometimes cited as Another Russia, is an umbrella coalition that gathered opponents of President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
The Other Russia, sometimes cited as Another Russia, is an umbrella coalition that gathered opponents of President of Russia Vladimir Putin.
The People's Library
The People's Library, also known as Fort Patti or the Occupy Wall Street Library, is a public library founded in September 2011 by Occupy Wall Street protesters in lower Manhattan's ...
The People's Library, also known as Fort Patti or the Occupy Wall Street Library, is a public library founded in September 2011 by Occupy Wall Street protesters in lower Manhattan's ...
The Zeitgeist Movement
The Zeitgeist Movement is a global, nonviolent, sustainability and social equality advocacy organization founded in 2008.
The Zeitgeist Movement is a global, nonviolent, sustainability and social equality advocacy organization founded in 2008.
Theatre of the Oppressed
The Theatre of the Oppressed describes theatrical forms that the Brazilian theatre practitioner Augusto Boal first elaborated in the 1960s, initially in Brazil and later in Europe.
The Theatre of the Oppressed describes theatrical forms that the Brazilian theatre practitioner Augusto Boal first elaborated in the 1960s, initially in Brazil and later in Europe.
Tiananmen Mothers
The Tiananmen Mothers is a group of Chinese democracy activists promoting a change in the government's position over the suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
The Tiananmen Mothers is a group of Chinese democracy activists promoting a change in the government's position over the suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Timeline of Occupy Wall Street
The following is a timeline of Occupy Wall Street, a protest which began on Saturday, September 17, 2011 on Wall Street, the financial district of New York City and is an ongoing demonstration.
The following is a timeline of Occupy Wall Street, a protest which began on Saturday, September 17, 2011 on Wall Street, the financial district of New York City and is an ongoing demonstration.
Topfreedom
Topfreedom is a cultural and political movement seeking to advance gender equality by the recognition of the right of women and girls to be topless in public on the same basis that men and bo...
Topfreedom is a cultural and political movement seeking to advance gender equality by the recognition of the right of women and girls to be topless in public on the same basis that men and bo...
Transformative Social Change
Transformative Social Change is a philosophical, practical and strategic process to effect revolutionary change within society, i.e., social transformation.
Transformative Social Change is a philosophical, practical and strategic process to effect revolutionary change within society, i.e., social transformation.
Transformative social change
Transformative social change is a philosophical, practical and strategic process to effect revolutionary change within society, i.e., social transformation.
Transformative social change is a philosophical, practical and strategic process to effect revolutionary change within society, i.e., social transformation.
Ukraine without Kuchma
Ukraine without Kuchma! or UbK (Україна без Кучми!; Ukrayina bez Kuchmy!) was a mass protest campaign preceding the Orange Revolution that took place in Ukraine in 2000–2001.
Ukraine without Kuchma! or UbK (Україна без Кучми!; Ukrayina bez Kuchmy!) was a mass protest campaign preceding the Orange Revolution that took place in Ukraine in 2000–2001.
United Civil Front
United Civil Front (Объединённый Гражданский Фронт, Obyedinyónnïy Grazhdánskiy Front) is a social movement in Russia founded and led by chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov.
United Civil Front (Объединённый Гражданский Фронт, Obyedinyónnïy Grazhdánskiy Front) is a social movement in Russia founded and led by chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov.
Uttarakhand Solidarity Network
The Uttarakhand Solidarity Network (USN), is at once an electronic network of individuals, a working committee, and a group of web sites dedicated to political, economic, environmental, cultural...
The Uttarakhand Solidarity Network (USN), is at once an electronic network of individuals, a working committee, and a group of web sites dedicated to political, economic, environmental, cultural...
Vailala Madness
The Vailala Madness was a social movement in the Papuan Gulf, in the Territory of Papua beginning in the later part of 1919 and petering out after 1922.
The Vailala Madness was a social movement in the Papuan Gulf, in the Territory of Papua beginning in the later part of 1919 and petering out after 1922.
Value-added theory
Value-added theory (also known as social strain theory) was first proposed by Neil Smelser and is based on the assumption that certain conditions are needed for the development of a social movement.
Value-added theory (also known as social strain theory) was first proposed by Neil Smelser and is based on the assumption that certain conditions are needed for the development of a social movement.
Via Campesina
Via Campesina describes itself as "an international movement which coordinates peasant organizations of small and middle-scale producers, agricultural workers, rural women, and indigenous commu...
Via Campesina describes itself as "an international movement which coordinates peasant organizations of small and middle-scale producers, agricultural workers, rural women, and indigenous commu...
Vidsich
Civil movement «Vidsich» is an active Ukrainian nonviolent social movement created in 2010 as a reaction to the policies of Victor Yanukovich and "anti-Ukrainian" tendencies connected with his p...
Civil movement «Vidsich» is an active Ukrainian nonviolent social movement created in 2010 as a reaction to the policies of Victor Yanukovich and "anti-Ukrainian" tendencies connected with his p...
Viet Khang Movement
Viet Khang Movement is a global political, human rights, religious freedom and social equality advocacy movement calling on the US government and governments of the free world to look into human...
Viet Khang Movement is a global political, human rights, religious freedom and social equality advocacy movement calling on the US government and governments of the free world to look into human...
Wadi Salib riots
The Wadi Salib riots were a series of street demonstrations and acts of vandalism in the Wadi Salib neighborhood of Haifa, Israel, in 1959, sparked by charges of ethnic discrimination against Mi...
The Wadi Salib riots were a series of street demonstrations and acts of vandalism in the Wadi Salib neighborhood of Haifa, Israel, in 1959, sparked by charges of ethnic discrimination against Mi...
Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign
The Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign is a non-racial popular movement made up of poor and oppressed communities in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign is a non-racial popular movement made up of poor and oppressed communities in Cape Town, South Africa.
Women's liberation movement
The women's liberation movement should not be taken to be synonymous with feminism: the women's liberation movement, or WLM, was a feminist movement, but not all feminists have been in the...
The women's liberation movement should not be taken to be synonymous with feminism: the women's liberation movement, or WLM, was a feminist movement, but not all feminists have been in the...
World People's Conference on Climate Change
The World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth was a global gathering of civil society and governments hosted by the government of Bolivia in Tiquipaya, just outs...
The World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth was a global gathering of civil society and governments hosted by the government of Bolivia in Tiquipaya, just outs...
Young Bengal
The Young Bengal movement was a group of radical Bengali free thinkers emerging from Hindu College, Calcutta in the early 19th century.
The Young Bengal movement was a group of radical Bengali free thinkers emerging from Hindu College, Calcutta in the early 19th century.
Youth rights
Youth rights are the rights of young people.
Youth rights are the rights of young people.