Description Contentious Politics: "Social Movements, Political Violence and Revolutions" Preamble: ...

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Description Contentious Politics: "Social Movements, Political Violence and Revolutions" Preamble: In this lesson activity you are prompted to assess why social movements, political violence and revolutions occur.  Please choose one 'contentious political' event from a nation of your choice.  Discuss with your peers how we can justify political ideology inflecting social movements,  political violence or revolutions.  Justification:    Through research see Module III links and comprehensive analysis you will be able to identify Why and How contentious politics happen as well as  reflecting on the aftermath Effects positive or negative.  Please consider causes and effects of government rule either Democratic or Coup d'etat or Authoritarian regimes.   We find it most useful to think of two key types of revolutions: political revolutions and social revolutions. A political revolution is the fundamental transformation of an existing regime, instigated and primarily carried out by a social movement or armed group. The key difference between a political revolution and a military coup or regime transition negotiated among elites (see chapter 9) is the role of at least one major social movement or armed group of citizens. Political revolutions are relatively rare, but much more rare are social revolutions: fundamental transformations of a regime and social structure, instigated and primarily carried out by a social movement or armed group of citizens. Social revolutions are so rare they are often historically important events, not only for their country but the world, such as in France (1789), Russia (1917), China (1911–1949), Cuba (1959), Iran (1979), and Eastern Europe (1989–1990). Political revolution: The fundamental transformation of an existing regime, instigated and primarily carried out by a social movement or armed group social revolution: A fundamental transformation of a regime and social structure, instigated and primarily carried out by a social movement or armed group of citizens. Political violence: The use of physical force by nonstate actors for political ends A Competition among protest groups can also produce violence, as they compete for attention and support by engaging in ever more dramatic actions. Repertoires of action, however, also matter; past political violence in a society can serve as a model of acceptable and/or effective tactics, while certain forms of violence may be seen as beyond the bounds of moral acceptability, regardless of their effectiveness. Arab Spring Revolution China Revolution USSR Revolution Causes of Terrorism Civil Wars Radical Revolution Political Party Revolution Women's Movement Civil Rights Movement Coup d'etat Authoritarian Regime Task and Mission:  Write 300-500 words of bullet points or paragraph suggesting your opinion and choices Post 2 commentaries  to any of your classmates comments of 250- 300 words each for further dialogue and participation. Try to use terminology, facts from the Chapters and Links. Suggested Research Guidelines:  Utilize the Online Library, ebooks selected in the syllabus  and Links under Module 2!