Question

Describe any three advantages and three disadvantages of popular movements.

Answer 1

Some advantages of popular movements are:

(i) Help in understanding the nature of politics in democracy.

(ii) Help in rectifying the functioning of party politics.

(iii) Help in bringing to front some groups/ issues which have not yet been completely addressed or neglected.

some disadvantage of the popular movement are :

1.The real life impact of these movements on the nature of public seems to be very limited.

2. These focus on a single issue and represent the one section of the society. Thus it is possible to ignore their reasonable demands.

3. political parties do not seem to be taking issues of marginal social groups.