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1. 1. Introducing degrowth to socio-environmental movements in the United States: A case study of the Sunrise Movement and Democratic Socialists of America

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Amanda Schockling; [2021]
   Keywords : climate change; social movements; Green New Deal; politics; democratic socialism; framing theory; USA; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In a country with a large historical and current share of emissions, recent climate inaction and political upheaval have disallowed substantial social-environmental reforms from being endorsed. This thesis critically examines the current cycle of contention in the United States by classifying the Sunrise Movement and the Democratic Socialists of America as social movement organizations through the lens of social movement theory with a goal to identify successes and understand how the movement could increase the viability of democratic socialism in America and make governmental climate action inevitable. READ MORE