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Conclusion: Moral Dilemmas of Social Movement

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The most important problems human beings confront when faced with the collective actions of others, or with the desire to initiate collective actions, are essentially moral. It is not possible for us to choose the perfect form of collective action designed to our individual specification. All varieties of social movement constitute alternative strategies of collective action aimed at achieving various alternative goals, and they employ different methods and interventions in social life in support of these goals.

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Wilkinson, P. (1971). Conclusion: Moral Dilemmas of Social Movement. In: Social Movement. Key Concepts in Political Science. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01093-6_8

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