You have studied the Sunrise Movement as a specific social movement. A philanthropic foundation is deciding whether to fund a new 12-month campaign proposed by Sunrise organisers. The foundation’s decision panel is concerned that the movement’s public messaging mixes broad, long-term goals (e.g. transforming the economy) with immediate, targeted demands (e.g. specific climate policies), and that this may make the movement’s purpose unclear to potential supporters and decision-makers. The panel asks you to provide an evidence-based sociological brief that clarifies the movement’s purpose and explains how that purpose shapes what the movement does.
b. Analyse how two features of the Sunrise Movement’s nature shape (i) the way it communicates its purpose and (ii) the kinds of supporters it is most likely to mobilise. Use one feature at a time and make the link to purpose explicit.
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the nature and purpose of one specific social movement and an understanding of the following interrelated components:
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