Abstract Across the globe, movements are confronting states and elites, challenging inequalities mobilising for greater justice, a stronger voice, progressive policy changes. In this article, I bridge divide between Social Policy interdisciplinary field of Movement Studies. examine how why social movements, as actors in fields movement theories, matter policy. argue that research on engagement ...

This paper discusses the application of the resource mobilization theory (RMT) to clarify the activities of certain key socio-political groups and movements in Egypt up till 2011. It contends that the political movements in the country have utilized information and communication technologies (ICTs) and social networks sites (SNSs) as a tool for mobilizing people and coordinating anti-regime act...

The Shiite school has been the promoter of movements that have stood up to oppression, and this political thought has shaped Shiite political and social movements and movements throughout history. Historically, the turning point of the Shiite revolution and the formation of Shiite protest movements and events is the Ashura event, and the land of Karbala as the holy land of the Shiites and the p...

In Progress Description: This Article is the first to explore the interaction between cultural endeavors, social movements and law in the age of Web 2.0. Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs, wikis, Facebook, and You Tube are increasingly used for socially organizing and mobilizing traditionally marginalized groups. Art, music and culture continue to play a critical role in connecting people, com...

Participatory democracy refers to an organizational form in which decision making is decentralized, nonhierarchical, and consensus oriented. It can be contrasted with bureaucracy, in which decision making is centralized, hierarchical, and based on a formal division of labor, as well as with majority vote. Participatory democratic organizations have been a prominent feature of many progressive m...