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1
Q

Name 6 types of Direct Action

A
  • demonstrations
  • ‘sit-ins’
  • squatting
  • striking
  • interrupting televised events
  • non-payment of taxation
2
Q

today, what does direct action mean?

A

‘action taken outside the constitutional and legal framework’

3
Q

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

A

Baggott 1995

4
Q

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

A

Quakers

5
Q

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?

A

Tax Resistance League

6
Q

What right do civil libertarians strongly defend?

A

peaceful protests

7
Q

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

A

direct action

8
Q

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

A
  • 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
9
Q

What is ecotage?

A

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

10
Q

What pressure group has resorted to ecotage?

A

Friends of the Earth

11
Q

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

A

because there was limited opportunities for consultation

12
Q

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

A
  • emerge abruptly
  • emotive responses
  • use of direct action
  • swift governmental response
13
Q

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

A

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