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This is the seventh post in the blog series „Movements and Institutions“.
Social movements challenge systems of rule and thus institutions. They are expressions of the non-identical, the gaps and fissures in today’s world. That’s what makes social movements interesting and relevant for a critical research agenda. Thus, more than applying ready-made concepts to cases, scholars should inquire into the interactions between social movements and institutions as relationships between rule and resistance. This article proposes one way to go about such a critical research agenda.
Social movements and institutions are central actors in national and transnational politics as well as core categories of social inquiry. Despite their importance, both terms are still haunted by a lack of thorough definitions. We introduce a blog series with ten weekly contributions on their interrelation, outlining several innovative approaches and suggesting some vantage points for rethinking ‘Movements’ and ‘Institutions’ in a productive manner.
Obgleich die Disziplin der internationalen Beziehungen global sein will, bleibt sie allzu häufig von westlichen Wissenschaftlern dominiert. Doch wie kann internationale Politik anders gedacht werden? Welche Perspektiven ergeben sich auch für westliche WissenschaftlerInnen aus einem Perspektivwechsel? Und welche Herausforderungen bringt dies mit sich?
In the last few years, Myanmar has undergone a severe and unexpected change. The military-led country has been starting to open up its borders and economy, enhance citizens’ rights and, allegedly, democratize. While the EU and US were quick to celebrate the changes and lift sanctions in return, a number of questions remain: Will the changes be sustainable? Does the opening-up indicate a movement towards democracy? What were the reasons for the military to relinquish some of its power – and has it actually done so in the first place?
Die Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten, waren in der letzten Woche aus asiatischem Holz geschnitzt. Gleich drei bedeutende Gipfel fanden im Zeitraum vom 10. bis zum 13. November in Ost- und Südostasien statt: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Peking, der ASEAN-Gipfel und der East Asian Summit (EAS) in Naypyidaw. Die letzte Woche machte bisher am deutlichsten, was die neue Rolle Asiens in der Welt bedeuten kann. Ein Überblick über die drei Gipfel, auf denen eine ganze Reihe an wichtigen Themen besprochen, aber auch und vor allem Positionen abgesteckt, Ansprüche formuliert und Hierarchien neu vermessen wurden.