Abstract

Protests are an active part of the political science participation that involves a large number of participants who gather for a common purpose, usually to express condemnation of something or opposition against a law or reform. These participations are largely covered by the media which involves a prominence in the international platforms and caters to receive support from the international bodies as well. The Wall Street protest and the demonstrations against economic inequities are the most recent happenings in this arena, where the protests resolved their complaints through “protesting” against the targets. Protest receive a prompt response from the bodies they address, because of the involvement of the international platforms in response to the coverage from the media agencies. These protests might be funded using private sources or the funds of the governments, based on their agendas and objectives.

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion1

Political Science Context of Protests1

Wall Street Protests and Demonstrations against Economic Inequities2

Participants, Agendas, and Issues2

Responses by Presidential Candidates and Politicians4

Portrayal of Demonstrations Portrayed In the Media5

How they interact with representatives5

How they are funded6

How they affect policies and policy changes, enactment of laws, and enforcement of laws6

Works Cited7

Protests

Introduction

Individuals have different ways to show their expressions and vent their anger in disapproval of a social happening or political action. Protests are believed to be a common form of such expression, where the individual launches a formal declaration of objection to something. Protests are viewed as a convenient and most prominent type of political science participation that has a major “say” in the world economy and political science context. It is important here to note that protests usually takes place in the form a massive gathering of people at a place where they could collectively express their opposition to something.

Discussion

Political Science Context of Protests

In the context of political sciences, a protests refers to as an appeal addressed to the government authorities in which the people demand a compete change of a governmental policy inn order to get rid of the adverse effects of an incorrect or poorly implemented regulation in the country (Armstrong, Bernstein, 2008, pp. 74-99). This form of protests is mainly witnessed in countries where the citizens and masses are not satisfied with the actions of the authorities and they demand a regular change in almost all the major functions of the state governments.

Wall Street Protests and Demonstrations against Economic Inequities

The movement of protest against the financial and economic crisis, called Occupy Wall Street (Wall Street occupies) held in central New York, while other similar protests with similar agenda took place in major cities spread over the country. One of the largest demonstrations was in New York, where at least 1,000 demonstrators tried to clog streets around the stock exchange. These protests were followed by large marches and encampments that took the streets and received massive media coverage (Lipsky, 1968, pp. 1144-1158).

[Figure: A Scene of the Wall Street Protests]

Participants, Agendas, and Issues

Over the decade, the world sees an increase in protests, strikes, demonstrations and other forms of social ...