Professional paper

Animal Liberation Front - from local social movement to transnational social movement

Karlo Karija

Abstract

The Animal Liberation Front is a social movement that was founded in England in the 1970s as a local social movement that brought together several activists with the aim of inflicting material damage to those involved in animal exploitation. Thanks to its engagement and the application of unconventional strategies and methods in expressing contention with authority and the public, the Animal Liberation Front has grown from a grassroots movement into a transnational social movement. The main subject of this article is the analysis of collective action strategies and the structure of the mentioned social movement, in order to find the answer how and why the local social movement is still active after more than forty years, not only in England but also in other countries around the world.

Keywords

Animal rights movement, grassroots movements, transnational social movement, social movement campaigns, collective action strategies, direct action, WUNC display

Hrčak ID:

253232

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/253232

Publication date:

5.3.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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