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Burnell & Randall: Politics in the Developing World 2e

Chapter 10

  1. How helpful is the analytical distinction between a civil society organization and a social movement in characterising politics in the developing world?

  2. Do social movements have inherent weaknesses and limitations as political actors on the national stage?

  3. Does the idea of global 'communities of fate' help us to understand the growth of transnational social movements that embrace developing country actors and issues?

  4. Why do some analysts who favour radical social and political change in the developing world place more faith in social movements than in political parties as agents of change?

  5. Why have there not been many more examples of the 'people power' model that was displayed so prominently in the Philippines in 1986?

  6. Has 'people power' in the Philippines declined since the mid 1980s, and if so, why?

  7. How far do 'people power' and 'alternative' politics serve democracy and in what ways might they pose problems for democracy?

  8. In 'people power' movements who supplies the leadership, and why?

  9. What can 'people power' movements achieve and what can they not achieve?

  10. With reference specifically to the developing world, what problems do social movements face in seeking to maintain their own strength and momentum?