in this article, the writer discusses the concept of modernity and its relationship with social movements, as is reflected in classical works on modernity as well as in the contemporary modern political and sociological thoughts. the purpose is not to present a quantitative analysis of the development of the concept of modernity, but to explain the relationship between modernity and political a...

this article argues that constitutionalism movement is result of reformism in ghajar era. the conquer of constitutionalism, have been result of iran's political – social and economic condition (circumstances) and victory of reformist actives. this survey by considering of specifics of this movement, have been insisted on movement leaders, understanding and awareness from cultural and socia...

occurance of social movements in egypt and other countries in the middle east and north africa, and their demonstrative impacts lead to attentions of analysts. in this article by different approach, the authors try to explain the chractristics and the nature of late social movement in egypt and breakdown of mubarak government in the framework of late theories of social movement and john fouran ...

The history of anti-gambling impulses is perhaps as old as the gambling impulse itself, but academic research has thus far neglected the topic of anti-gambling social movements. Using social movement literature as a theoretical guide and ethnographic content analysis as a methodological tool, this paper examines anti-gambling documents produced in the United States over nearly two hundred years...

Social movement actors seeking alternatives to the highly industrialized, global food system have been advocating for more sustainable, local food systems. Many of the local food movement strategies and initiatives to counter the conventional practices of the industrial food system have proven successful. Social movement researchers have documented the importance of the roles and services socia...

Abstract Recent work on social movement fields has expanded our view of the dynamics movements; it should also expand thinking about success. Such a broader reveals paradox: movements often snatch defeat from jaws victory by narrowly targeting authorities with their actions instead field. Negative impacts wider field can then reverse or overshadow initial victories. We distinguish between movem...