Too young to participate? Revisiting the life-cycle model of
... responsibilities. Adult roles entail resources, political interest and experience, main determinants of political participation. Some scholars have suggested that young people participate differently due to a delayed political ‘start up’ (O’Toole, Lister, Marsh, Jones, and McDonagh, 2003; Kimberlee, ...
... responsibilities. Adult roles entail resources, political interest and experience, main determinants of political participation. Some scholars have suggested that young people participate differently due to a delayed political ‘start up’ (O’Toole, Lister, Marsh, Jones, and McDonagh, 2003; Kimberlee, ...
The Contentious Politics of the Concerned Citizens Forum
... between structure and agency, is challenged by Giddens (1984 1993), who argues that structures (variously referred to as social context or ‘systems’) influence people’s agency but that they only continue to exist insofar as they are sustained by people’s repeated actions. In conceptual terms, what w ...
... between structure and agency, is challenged by Giddens (1984 1993), who argues that structures (variously referred to as social context or ‘systems’) influence people’s agency but that they only continue to exist insofar as they are sustained by people’s repeated actions. In conceptual terms, what w ...
Rebellion
Rebellion, uprising, or insurrection is a refusal of obedience or order. It may, therefore, be seen as encompassing a range of behaviors aimed at destroying or taking over the position of an established authority such as a government, governor, president, political leader, financial institution, or person in charge. On the one hand the forms of behaviour can include non-violent methods such as the (overlapping but not quite identical) phenomena of civil disobedience, civil resistance and nonviolent resistance. On the other hand, it may encompass violent campaigns. Those who participate in rebellions, especially if they are armed rebellions, are known as ""rebels"".Throughout history, many different groups that opposed their governments have been called rebels. Over 450 peasant revolts erupted in southwestern France between 1590 and 1715. In the United States, the term was used for the Continentals by the British in the Revolutionary War, and for the Confederacy by the Union in the American Civil War. Most armed rebellions have not been against authority in general, but rather have sought to establish a new government in their place. For example, the Boxer Rebellion sought to implement a stronger government in China in place of the weak and divided government of the time. The Jacobite Risings (called ""Jacobite Rebellions"" by the government) attempted to restore the deposed Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland, rather than abolish the monarchy completely.