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4 Popular Struggles and Movements

The document discusses popular struggles and movements in democracies. It provides examples of popular movements in Nepal in 2006 to regain control from the king, and in Bolivia in 2000 against the privatization of water. The Nepal struggle was about the foundation of politics, while Bolivia's was about a specific policy. Popular movements and pressure groups are ways for citizens to influence government decisions in democracies besides elections.

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4 Popular Struggles and Movements

The document discusses popular struggles and movements in democracies. It provides examples of popular movements in Nepal in 2006 to regain control from the king, and in Bolivia in 2000 against the privatization of water. The Nepal struggle was about the foundation of politics, while Bolivia's was about a specific policy. Popular movements and pressure groups are ways for citizens to influence government decisions in democracies besides elections.

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Popular Struggles and Movements

Popular Struggles and Movements

Differences in a democracy need to be expressed in an organized way.

In April 2006, Nepal witnessed a popular movement which was aimed at regaining
popular control over the government from the king.

Bolivia witnessed a people’s struggles against the privatization of water in Bolivia.

Mass scale protest by the people started in the country and new alliances of labour,
human rights and community leaders was formed in January 2000.

The struggle in Nepal was about the foundation of the country’s politics whereas
the movements in Bolivia was about one specific policy.

In a democratic country, the conflicts are usually resolved by existing institutions


like the parliaments or the judiciary.

Another way of influencing the decisions in a democracy is by participating in


politics, creating parties, contesting elections and forming governments while the
rest of the populace participates by voting.

Pressure Groups

Pressure groups are organization that influences government policies by putting


pressure on the ruling government.
There are two types of pressure groups- sectional interest groups and public
interest groups.

The sectional interest groups promote the interests of a particular section or a


group of society.

Public interest groups represent common interests for the betterment of people or
have a common cause that needs to be defended.

Movement groups can be broadly classified under two types- issues specific
movements and general movements.

An issue specific movement seeks to achieve a single purpose within a specified


time.

A general movement seeks to achieve a broad ranging goal in the long term.

Influence of Pressure Groups on Politics

The objective of pressure groups and movements is to pressurize the governments


to agree to their demands.

These groups try to get public support and sympathy for their objectives by
carrying out campaign, and some unconventional methods like organizing protests.

The relationship between politics parties and pressure groups can take different
forms and can be either direct or indirect.

The pressure groups are either formed or led by the leader of political parties or act
as the extended form of political parties.

Parties and interest groups often take positions that are opposed to each other, yet
they are in dialogue and negotiation.

Sometimes, pressure groups with small public support are backed by individuals
who are willing to spend for the cause.

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