Resolution and Contentment Flashcards
Contention
The pursuit of collective goods largely outside of formal institution
Formal Institutions
A complex institution created by formal set of rules with state as corporations
Revolutions
Efforts to dramatically transform society and its political and/or social structure
Social movements
Ongoing, organized collective action movements
Seeks to mobilize politically excluded
Looking to change social and political environmental views by generating awareness, education, change, and culture
Social Revolution
Transform/changes class structure Class structure: groups linked together by economic interest and activities (Chinese Revolution, French Revolution)
Third World Revolution
Revolution movement towards powerful international states by rejection of western values, forming one’s own identity
Coup d’état
Use of threat of force, typically by military, to impose nonelectoral change of government
Insurgencies
Organized, armed actors and contesting state power
Insurgent often claims to make revolution
Civil wars are types of insurgency (guerilla tactics common)
Everyday Resistances
Loosely organized resistance, lack organization resources, boycotts, slowdowns, strikes, and protests