Lecture 5

Question 1

Seeds of change

Answer 1

April 6th Youth Movement

Founded by Ahmed Maher (and others)

Established in Spring 2008

Supported a labor strike

Egyptian Revolution of 2011

Question 2

Seeds of change film question

Answer 2

What were the mobilizing grievances?
Improve economic conditions, police brutality, poverty and unemployment. People’s everyday lives were being disrupted so the Sm wanted the president to step down from power

What were the networks on which the protestors relied?
Technology- facebook
Guided by other SM (pre-existing networks)
Social networks
Resources

Any other important factors that seem important to the movement emerging or the movement’s success?
It was important that the western world carried about this SM to spread the word and generate more resources
Needed organization
They were well organized, had these networks in place, were able to mobilize their grievances and resources

Question 3

Contextual conditions

Answer 3

1) Political opportunity
- If you have connections with people

2) Mobilizing resources: basically the proposition that the emergence of a social movement and the condition of the SM depends on the availability of resources generally and that can be used for said social movement
- Ex of resources: money is one you can buy more resources for it and also bodies so it can grow and thrive. More include phones, computers, office space. In order to be organized you need resources.
Social movement organizations

3) Ecological factors