Title: Social Movements and Solidarity in the Network Society
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Responding to the impending invasion of Iraq by the United States and its allies, peace activists from around the world united in opposition to any unilateral attack. The anti-war movement peaked during February 14-16, 2003, in the form of mass protest demonstrations staged in over 600 towns and cities across the globe. Estimates suggest the combined attendance of individuals participating in such demonstrations was as high as 10 million. By any measure, the weekend of global action signified civilian protest and mobilisation on a massive scale. This paper will demonstrate that the global peace movement which unfolded before and after the invasion of Iraq was as much a product of the ‘network society’ as it was of circumstances in Iraq and issues related to peace. Included is an analysis of the Victorian Peace Network (VPN), a coalition of seemingly independent community groups which merged towards the end of 2002. The VPN is an intriguing, multi-faceted, non-government, noncorporate, Melbourne based network of ethnic, religious, environmental, humanitarian, political, labour, peace, and place based groups. Facilitated by the information and technology revolution, the emergence of networks such as the VPN shed an interesting light on the ways in which social movements can organise effectively and efficiently within the age of information. This paper is exploratory in its focus, using relevant literature to posit some broad theoretical themes with the aim of identifying the key characteristics of social movements as they attempt to compete with other stakeholders in the social system. Mr. Shaun Cannon PhD candidate Bowater School of Management and Marketing Faculty of Business and Law Deakin University Pigdons Road Geelong Victoria Australia 3217 Tel: + 61 3 52271395 E-mail: [email protected] Title: Social movements and solidarity in the network society
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تاریخ انتشار 2004