Study unit 15: BEING AN ACTIVIST

Question 1

state some movements that leads to activisim

Answer 1

• the socialist movement
• the labour movement (the trade unions)
• the democratic movement (think of the American and French revolutions and
democratic struggles in the South)
• the women’s movement/feminist movement
• the peace (anti-nuclear) movement
• the environmental movement
• nationalist political movements
• the movement against neoliberal globalisation
• religious movements

Question 2

state the 3 waves of protest within Africa

Answer 2

• protest concerning global restructuring and structural adjustment in the 1970s and
1980s, as post-independence growth in nations came to a halt
• a wave of efforts towards democratisation and the demand for legitimate government
in the 1990s
• in the 2000s, protests against global capital

Question 3

what are antiglobalisation activists against

Answer 3

they are opposed to
neoliberal capitalist globalisation, which prioritises business and private profit above
democratic decisions and above the needs of communities and natural environments