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2015 Rev. Universitara Sociologie 84 (2015)
Social Activism: Theories and Methods

handle is hein.journals/rvusoclge2015 and id is 84 raw text is: SOCIAL ACTIVISM: THEORIES AND METHODS* Veronica DUMITRASCU, PhD Researcher Institute of Sociology, Romanian Academy, Abstract: Social activism is a corollary for social change. Social activism is about doing, acting, mobilizing the resources and supporting leadership to bring change in society. The paper tries to define the concept of the social activism, to reveal the theories about social activism and soc movements and to bring to attention some methods for the study of the social activism. Key words: social activism; social change; social movements; online activism; collective actions Introduction Social activism is an instrument for social movements. It shows how people can organize themselves, how they can participate to protests, the degree of involvement in decisions and in social life. It reveals the degree of the participatory democracy. Activism is present in every society and political system, but it never received enough attention from historians, social scientists or political scientists. There are many forms of social activism, from writing letters to massive protests. The paper wants to demonstrate the importance of the social activism as an instrument of social change and to discuss upon relevant methods for the study of this process. The theme is very important for the state of the society and its future, showing the dynamic of the social change in time. First, the article tries to define the concept of social activism, then it underlines the theories of the social activism. Finally, the paper proposes a discussion about the methods for the study of the social activism and recommends a methodology for the future researches on this issue. * Parts of the study were presented at International Conference ,Economic Scientific Research- Theoretical, Empirical and Practical Approaches, ESPERA 2014, 13-14 November, 2014, Bucharest This paper is made and published under the aegis of the Research Institute for Quality of Life, Romanian Academy as a part of programme co-funded by the European Union within the Operational Sectorial Programme for Human Resources Development through the project for Pluri and interdisciplinary in doctoral and post-doctoral programmes Project Code:POSDRU/1 59/1.5/S/141086 84

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