Final Exam Flashcards
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Disruption
Aim to directly affect the members of the public as a means to interfere w business
Protests and Persuasion
Assemblies, processions, banners, formal statements
Noncooperation
Economic boycotts, walkouts, strikes
Nonviolent intervention
Sit ins, land seizures, civil disobedience
Cons of Disruption
Inconvenience, creates disorder, negative responses
Disruption and Sympathy
Empathy dampens negativity
Sacrifice turns crackdowns into assets
Dilemma Action
Any action that escalates a situation
Response to Escalation
Authorities know how to respond on the other side. They’ll be prepared for a movement’s actions at any given moment
The Whirlwind
Dramatic public events that set off activity
Rush of decentralized action
Characteristics of the Whirlwind
Packed participation
Self-motivated to take action
Less able to rationalize a lack of support (Power broker)
Misconceptions of Whirlwinds
Aren’t that rare.
Art to riding a wave.
Agency to whirlwinds
Moyer’s Stages of Escalation
Demonstration: A problem exists.
Trigger: Shocking incident that reveals a problem
Feint: Fakes being defeated. Should use this time to
Movement Feedback Loop
Disruptive Actions and PJJ to make headlines
Whirlwind, PPT, RMT
They debunk PPT and RMT. There are always opportunities, but good movements crack them open.
Institutionalization
Whirlwind movements should learn to institutionalize when their activity is low.
Failure to Escalate
Fear
Consequences > Benefits
Division
Splitting up to achieve separate goals of the same cause
Polarization in Division
Not easy to master, and can be whimsical.
Act Up and GMHC
Larry Kramer wanted to be more confrontational with the AIDS crisis
Pros of Division
Builds the base of the movement by drawing in newcomers
Engages the uninformed
Agitates the extremes (ACT UP)
Cons of Division
Typically the unpopular move
Inconveniencing. Can alienate the people it tries to win over.
Can inspire countermovements and spark backlash.
Monkeywrenching
Throwing gears into every day behavior to disrupt business directly
Diversity of Tactics
Nonviolence is politically expedient. It’s often when movements realize they can’t win.
Debates around Monkeywrenching
Expensive, dangerous, at times life threatening (tree spiking)