TOWARDS A THEORY OF PROTEST

The author participated in what may well turn out to have been an historic occasion, the first "teach-in" at the University of Michigan. The forerunner of this movement was the remarkable mobilization of faculty members on university campuses against Goldwater, which represented political...

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Published in:Etc. 2014-04, Vol.71 (2), p.165-172
Main Author: Boulding, Kenneth E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Civil Rights
Civil wars
Colleges & universities
Educational Experience
Evaluation
From the Vault
Methods
Peace
Peace movements
Peacetime
Political advertising
Political issue
Political protest
Political protests
Politics
Protest movements
Racial Relations
Social change
Social protests
Social Systems
Society
Student protests
Success
Teach ins
Theory
Vietnam War
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Summary:The author participated in what may well turn out to have been an historic occasion, the first "teach-in" at the University of Michigan. The forerunner of this movement was the remarkable mobilization of faculty members on university campuses against Goldwater, which represented political arousement on a scale which has rarely, if ever, been seen before in these supposedly cloistered circles. The teach-in movement is clearly a response to Johnson's behaving like Goldwater, so in a way is part of this same arousal. It is important, therefore, for protesters to have some theory of protest, and to be sensitive to those circumstances in which protest is effective in achieving its intended consequences, and those circumstances in which it is not. Beyond this, social change toward stable peace can only come through education and research. Then, at some point, a protest movement may be necessary to crystallize the image as a peace leader.
ISSN:0014-164X
2168-9245