Social movement theory

A group of students raise their hands in the air to signal that they have come in peace. Student protest (2015-16) in South Africa against university fee increases.
A group of students raise their hands in the air to signal that they have come in peace, as part of the 2015–2016 student protests against university fee increases in South Africa.

Social movement theory is an interdisciplinary study within the social sciences that generally seeks to explain why social mobilization occurs, the forms under which it manifests, as well as potential social, cultural, political, and economic consequences, such as the creation and functioning of social movements.


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