The last ten weeks have been very information and enlightening... is probably an understatement but that sums up my experience of Development Politics. Prior to doing this module I probably would have thought some of the following things: Political development is having peaceful elections and a political machinery which represents the interests of the people … Continue reading Unit 6: Conclusions from a Learning Diary →

Social movements are large and invariably informal groups, according to Menocal (2016, p.1), which unite against authority and power, in response to perceived wrongs or injustice (think the black lives matter movement in the US or the Tunisian man Mohamed Bouazizi who committed suicide by fire in protest). Tarrow (1994, p.6) equivalently notes that social … Continue reading Unit 5: Social Movements, A Tool in the Arsenal of Political Agendas →

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