Date of Award
Spring 5-2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
Sociology
Department
Sociology
Major Professor
Dr. Susan Archer Mann
Second Advisor
Dr. Pamela Jenkins
Third Advisor
Dr. D'Lane Compton
Abstract
In the 21st century, this planet has experienced an explosion of social movements and protests. From the Arab Spring to the Occupy Movement, global protests had become such a prominent feature of the first decade of the new millennium that Time Magazine named the protester as its person of the year in 2011. This project examines the relationship between social theory and political practice in an attempt to gain further insight into contemporary social movements. In particular, it examines the theoretical assumptions underlying the Occupy Movement in the United States and compares these assumptions with 19th century individual and collective anarchist theories, as well as with contemporary theories that have taken the postmodern turn.
Recommended Citation
Chandler, Jahaan, "Social Theory and the Occupy Movement: An Exploration into the Relationship between Social Thought and Political Practice" (2014). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 1849.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1849
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