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Concept information

POLITICAL ACTION > DIRECT ACTION

Preferred term

DIRECT ACTION  

Definition

  • DIRECT PRESSURE UPON GOVERNMENTS AS DISTINCT FROM ACTION THROUGH CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESSES. EXAMPLES ARE DEMONSTRATIONS, PASSIVE RESISTANCE, STRIKES AND SABOTAGE.

Broader concept

History note

  • TERM CREATED JULY 2008

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Definition source

  • BLACKWELL ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF POLITICAL SCIENCES, 1991

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/8f0f314c-326a-442f-961e-9542c4e8ca25

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