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Ongoing protests in Iran can be understood through various social movement theories which examine collective action in both pre- and post-internet periods. This includes but is not limited to historical and more recent movements such as the broader Me Too movement and the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States.
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May, L. (2023). Social Movement Theories. In: Media and Feminist Protest in Iran. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44861-4_3
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