Direct Action

Question 1

Name 6 types of Direct Action

Answer 1

• demonstrations
• ‘sit-ins’
• squatting
• striking
• interrupting televised events
• non-payment of taxation

Question 2

today, what does direct action mean?

Answer 2

‘action taken outside the constitutional and legal framework’

Question 3

Who said that direct action is when a group ‘takes matters into its own hands’?

Answer 3

Baggott 1995

Question 4

Who made a non-payment of a portion of taxation as they disapprove of any governmental defence policy?

Answer 4

Quakers

Question 5

What was the group in the beginning of the 20th century who were seeking the vote for women and in doing so refused to pay tax?

Answer 5

Tax Resistance League

Question 6

What right do civil libertarians strongly defend?

Answer 6

peaceful protests

Question 7

What have members of Nimby groups used in order to prevent the building of housing estates on green belt land?

Answer 7

direct action

Question 8

What 4 factors have lead to an increase in direct action?

Answer 8

• recognition that protest is effective
• Since 1980’s huge increase in interest for environment
• The ease of protest via internet
• failure of New labour as a -progressive government

Question 9

What is ecotage?

Answer 9

This is direct action in the environmental field including acts of sabotage on buildings and equipment. Similar to eco-terrorism. An eco-terrorist isn extremist who is prepared to carry out terrorist acts against companies, industries and work places if they fell that unnecessary damage to the environment is being caused

Question 10

What pressure group has resorted to ecotage?

Answer 10

Friends of the Earth

Question 11

Why was there an increase in Direct Action during Conservative rule?

Answer 11

because there was limited opportunities for consultation

Question 12

What are 4 common factors in the behaviour of some recent popular movements

Answer 12

• emerge abruptly
• emotive responses
• use of direct action
• swift governmental response

Question 13

How can popular movements not be described as either protective or promotional?

Answer 13

this is because on the one hand, they represent the private interests of those whose lifestyles or livelihood has been threatened or damaged however their campaigning quickly develops into a wider crusade supported by many people who are not immediately involved