Some Reflections on Student Movements of the 1960s and Early 1970s

This article considers the rise and decline of student movements in Europe and America during the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on materials on student movements in a number of countries, it assesses their historical significance, in the context of a larger ‘protest wave’ with which the student movements...

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Main Author:	Colin Barker
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra 2008-06-01
Series:	Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
Subjects:	social movements student movements capitalism 1960-1970 protest
Online Access:	http://journals.openedition.org/rccs/646

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title	Some Reflections on Student Movements of the 1960s and Early 1970s
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description	This article considers the rise and decline of student movements in Europe and America during the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on materials on student movements in a number of countries, it assesses their historical significance, in the context of a larger ‘protest wave’ with which the student movements of the period intersected. Relating these movements to students’ changing position within advanced capitalism, it suggests that their dynamics were shaped both by the specific characteristics of students as political actors and by the patterns of their inter-relations with other contemporaneous movements. The article concludes by noting more recent developments, suggesting that the story of student movements still offers interesting new possibilities.
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Some Reflections on Student Movements of the 1960s and Early 1970s

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