Are Protest Movements Effective Ways Of Bringing About Social And Political Change?

Student’s nameProfessor’s nameCourseDateProtest MovementsProtest movements are one of the traditional tactics that people use to try enforce social and political change. Even though protest movement is a popular tactic all over the world, its effectiveness depend on several factors. One of the factor is whether the protest causes massive problems. According to many researchers, a protest that causes major disruption and problems is likely to get more attention than a small-scale protest (Van Stekelenburg). The second factor is the political environment. Van Stekelenburg stated that it is easier for a protest movement to work in a democratic political system and programmatic party system. Even with favorable factors (political and size), protest movement may not work without appropriate reason. A protest movement that causes major disruptions and problems may achieve a short-term or immediate success (Gupta). However, the success will not have any bearing in expanding its objectives broadly in the long-term. The reason is that change depends entirely on the leaders or people in leadership positions. Therefore, a protest movement will most likely be effective in pushing social or political change if it holds an evidence-backed reasons(Gupta). The evidence-backed reasons will give the protest movements some legitimacy and force