Social Movement: Christian Nationalism

summarize its history.

What were (are) the likely causes of this movement?

Who were the main players?

Was it cooperating with and competing with other movements?

Where and when did the movement activities take place?

What were the grievances that were driving the movement?

What were the conditions that were propelling movement activities?

What kinds of activities did the movement carry out (lobbying, electoral campaigns, consciousness-raising, street demonstrations, civil disobedience, attacks, rebellions, assassinations, armed struggle, etc.)?

Who were the main opponents of the movement that were trying to defeat it?

How successful was the movement in terms of its own goals?

What were unintended consequences of the movement?

Were there factions of the leadership in contention with one another?

Did the movement generate spin-offs?

If this is a movement that is presently on-going, try to find listservs or blog sites where movement activists communicate with one another. Read these to get an idea of what is happening.

What forms of organization does the movement use (NGOs, SMOs, web networks, etc.)?

What forms of communication does the movement use?

Locate books and articles that are doing the framing work for the movement.

Include a bibliography