Social movements, resistance movements and violent protest movements

Question 1

Social Movement

Answer 1

A social movement is a loosely organized effort by a large group of people to achieve a particular goal, typically a social or political one. This may be to carry out, resist or undo a social change. It is a type of group action and may involve individuals, organizations or both.
Occupy, Black Lives Matter, Umbrella Movement, Fridays For Future

Question 2

Violent protest movements

Answer 2

An organized initiative portraying collective disapproval towards a socio- political reform (protest); which oftentimes devolves into the use of violent force and aggression by state and non state actors. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Hezbollah, Naxalites

Question 3

FARC

Answer 3

The FARC and other guerrilla movements claim to be fighting for the rights of the poor in Colombia to protect them from government violence and to provide social justice through communism. The Colombian government claims to be fighting for order and stability, and to protect the rights and interests of its citizens.

Question 4

Resistance movement

Answer 4

A resistance movement is an organized effort by a portion of the civil population of a country to withstand the legally established government or an occupying power and to disrupt civil order and stability.
Arab Spring, Orange Revolution in Ukraine