Category: social movements

Co-producing knowledge with social movements, a critical perspective

by Taster • February 4, 2020 • Comments Off on Co-producing knowledge with social movements, a critical perspective

For academic researchers working with social movements and activist groups can present unique challenges. Finding ways to work effectively together, whilst acknowledging differences in power and objectives, is often problematic. Drawing on perspectives from different social movements and academia, Diana Mitlin, Jhono Bennett, Philipp Horn, Sophie King, Jack Makau and George Masimba Nyama present insights … Continued

Book Review: What is a Social Movement? by Hank Johnston

by Sierra Williams • June 29, 2014 • Comments Off on Book Review: What is a Social Movement? by Hank Johnston

Focusing on movement organizations and networks, what they do, and how they articulate their ideas of justice and collective interests, What is a Social Movement? aims to lay the essential groundwork for understanding this significant and exciting field of research, where it came from, and where it is headed. What makes this book so useful is how thoroughly it maps the topography of […]