Activism

Activism: a Maturing Field Develops and Grows, the Law and other Social Sciences

The use of sophisticated technology to promote social change has developed over the past three decades from tentative beginnings to an expected part of the arsenal of movement organizations and advocacy groups. The development of practical politics throughout the world has made greater use of ever more sophisticated technologies. this subject will discuss the nature of e-activism, the development of electronic social change activities, the organizational and practice issues, the research base and the potential future developments in the field.[1]

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Notes and References

1. John McNutt, Lauri Goldkind, “-Activism: A Maturing Field Develops and Grows” (Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 4th Edition, Information Resources Management Association, 2018)

Further Reading

Alinsky, S. D. (1971). Rules for radicals. New York: Random House.
Coover, V.; Deacon, E.; Esser, C.; Moore, C. (1981). Resource manual for a living revolution. Philadelphia: New Society.
Daloz, L. A. P.; Keen, C. H.; Keen, J. P.; Parks, S. D. (1996). Common fire: Leading lives of commitment in a complex world. Boston: Beacon Press.
Fisher, R. (1984). Let the people decide: Neighborhood organizing in America. Boston: Twayne.
Freire, P. (1972). Pedagogy of the oppressed. Harmondsworth, UK: Penguin.
George, S. (2004). Another world is possible if . . . London: Verso.
Halpin, M. (2004). It’s your world—if you don’t like it, change it: Activism for teenagers. New York: Simon Pulse.
Hedemann, E. (Ed.). (1986). War Resisters League organizer’s manual (Rev. ed.). New York: War Resisters League.
Jordan, T. (2002). Activism! Direct action, hactivism and the future of society. London: Reaktion Books.
Keck, M. E.; Sikkink, K. (1998). Activists beyond borders: Advocacy networks in international politics. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.
Loeb, P. R. (1999). Soul of a citizen: Living with conviction in a cynical time. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin.
McCaughey, M.; Ayers, M. D. (Eds.). (2003). Cyberactivism: Online activism in theory and practice. New York: Routledge.
Moyer, B. (with McAllister, J.; Finley, M. L.; Soifer, S.). (2001). Doing democracy: The MAP model for organizing social movements. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society.
Sharp, G. (2005). Waging nonviolent struggle. Boston: Porter Sargent.
Shaw, R. (2001). The activist’s handbook: A primer. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Shields, K. (1991). In the tiger’s mouth: An empowerment guide for social action. Sydney: Millennium Books.
van de Donk, W.; Loader, B. D.; Nixon, P. G.; Rucht, D. (Eds.). (2004). Cyberprotest: New media, citizens and social movements. London: Routledge.
Welton, N.; Wolf, L. (2001). Global uprising: Confronting the tyrannies of the 21st century. Stories from a new generation of activists. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society.