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social movements  

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  • Social movements are collective, sustained challenges to state and nonstate systems of political, economic, or cultural governance. Prominent examples include the civil rights, peace, environmental, and antiglobalization movements. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Social Movements]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/social_movements

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