Explain and discuss the political opportunities perspective on social movements. Cite examples from the case study on fighting for our land, water, and air that demonstrate some of the key ideas of the political opportunities perspective.
What will be an ideal response?
The political opportunities perspective has six key ideas. Social movements emerge when political opportunities are open, but may be emboldened by political threat. Political systems differ from each other, and change over time, in their openness to social movements. A given political system is not equally open or closed to all challengers. The example of the Keystone XL pipeline protestors being assaulted and locked in cages by police is an example of the mistreatment of marginalized groups by the system. Success of one social movement can open the political system to challenges from other social movements. A given political system's openness to social movements is influenced by international events. Organizers in 181 countries demanding action on climate change in 2009 helped lead to negotiation on international climate policy, and perhaps eventually the Paris Agreement. Opportunities for social movements open at times of instability in political alignments. Social movements often rely on elite allies. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund's announcement that they would divest their fossil fuel holdings was an example of elite allies joining the fight against climate change.
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