Research Article

New Social Movements as Postmodern Challanges To Neoliberalism and Representative Democracy

Volume: 7 Number: 2 August 31, 2021
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New Social Movements as Postmodern Challanges To Neoliberalism and Representative Democracy

Abstract

In this article, the relationship between new social movements, representative democracy and neoliberalism is examined. Starting with student protests in Europe and the United State, the late 1960s have witnessed the emegence of new social movements. Ecological, anti-nuclear, feminist, student, anti-racist, and LGBTI+ protests all have been examined with the scope of the new social movements paradigm. The remarkable protest wave of the 1970s has been followed by contemporary movements in different forms like the Arab Spring and the Occupy movement. Although these movements differ in terms of issues they deal with and goals they seek, they have a lot in common. Unlike the old movements like labour protests, these new movements primarily focus on postmaterial issues. Postmaterial identity demands and rights of these movements conflict with material demands of neoliberal governments. Furthermore, modern democracies fail to address these issues. Representative democracy is seen as an obstacle to political participation. On the other hand, postmodernism is a suitable concept to explain internal discrepancies and dispersion of new social movements. It is argued that (a) the legitimacy crisis of representative democracy and neoliberal response of capitalism to its structural crisis have triggered new social conflicts and movements, (b) these movements differ from old movements in terms of their forms, goals, and demands, (c) new social movements are postmodern.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Political Science, Sociology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

August 31, 2021

Submission Date

March 10, 2021

Acceptance Date

June 13, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Öztürk, E. T., & Daldal, A. (2021). New Social Movements as Postmodern Challanges To Neoliberalism and Representative Democracy. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi, 7(2), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.25272/j.2149-8539.2021.7.2.01
AMA
1.Öztürk ET, Daldal A. New Social Movements as Postmodern Challanges To Neoliberalism and Representative Democracy. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi. 2021;7(2):1-16. doi:10.25272/j.2149-8539.2021.7.2.01
Chicago
Öztürk, Efe Tuğberk, and Asli Daldal. 2021. “New Social Movements As Postmodern Challanges To Neoliberalism and Representative Democracy”. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi 7 (2): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.25272/j.2149-8539.2021.7.2.01.
EndNote
Öztürk ET, Daldal A (August 1, 2021) New Social Movements as Postmodern Challanges To Neoliberalism and Representative Democracy. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi 7 2 1–16.
IEEE
[1]E. T. Öztürk and A. Daldal, “New Social Movements as Postmodern Challanges To Neoliberalism and Representative Democracy”, Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 1–16, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.25272/j.2149-8539.2021.7.2.01.
ISNAD
Öztürk, Efe Tuğberk - Daldal, Asli. “New Social Movements As Postmodern Challanges To Neoliberalism and Representative Democracy”. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi 7/2 (August 1, 2021): 1-16. https://doi.org/10.25272/j.2149-8539.2021.7.2.01.
JAMA
1.Öztürk ET, Daldal A. New Social Movements as Postmodern Challanges To Neoliberalism and Representative Democracy. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi. 2021;7:1–16.
MLA
Öztürk, Efe Tuğberk, and Asli Daldal. “New Social Movements As Postmodern Challanges To Neoliberalism and Representative Democracy”. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, Aug. 2021, pp. 1-16, doi:10.25272/j.2149-8539.2021.7.2.01.
Vancouver
1.Efe Tuğberk Öztürk, Asli Daldal. New Social Movements as Postmodern Challanges To Neoliberalism and Representative Democracy. Uluslararası Politik Araştırmalar Dergisi. 2021 Aug. 1;7(2):1-16. doi:10.25272/j.2149-8539.2021.7.2.01

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