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Saeed, Raza (2009) Conceptualising success and failure for social movements. Law, Social Justice & Global Development Journal (LGD), 2009 (2). ISSN 1467-0437 .
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Abstract
The paper discusses some of the most significant conceptions of success and failure present in the social movement literature, and highlights the gaps present in these theories. Through a seven-pronged critique, the paper stresses that the prevalent conceptions of movement success or failure are inherently unable to grasp the overall consequences and essence of a social struggle. Moreover, it is argued here that the problem lies not just in these conceptions, but also the concept of success or failure, because in its application to an entity as dynamic and complex as a struggle, it is unable to transcend beyond its black-and-white confines. It trivialises the concept of failure, which is an opportunity for learning from experiences, a chance for error correction and a prospect to rise higher than ever before.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Social movements, Civil rights -- United States, Failure (Philosophy) | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Law, Social Justice & Global Development Journal (LGD) | ||||||
Publisher: | Electronic Law Journals Project | ||||||
ISSN: | 1467-0437 | ||||||
Official Date: | 19 November 2009 | ||||||
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Volume: | 2009 | ||||||
Number: | 2 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Copyright Holders: | Author | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 24 January 2020 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 3 February 2020 | ||||||
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