THE PEACE MOVEMENT: SOME ANSWERS CONCERNING ITS SOCIAL NATURE AND STRUCTURE
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Sociology
- Vol. 4 (2) , 217-225
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026858089004002006
Abstract
In his discussion of the peace movement, Artur Meier (International Sociology 3: 77-87) put forward a number of interesting sociological arguments and outlined a programme for future research. Using CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) as a case study and drawing upon an accumulation of British research, this paper follows Meier's research recommendations and attempts to answer some of Meier's questions. It is shown that, contrary to Meier's beliefs, CND is a remarkably homogeneous and class-bound mass social movement. It is argued that a focus on the component parts of the peace movement necessarily leads to the political sociology of nation-states.Keywords
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