Voices of Resistance: Protest, Rebellion and the Struggle for Recognition

Abstract

Since the 1980s, globalisation has swept across the globe, bringing about significant changes in the international landscape. The process of globalisation has continuously shaped new social development changes, including the inequality of economic resources, political power, and cultural identity, leading to phenomena such as social differentiation and marginalisation. Some groups have long been subjected to a series of adverse phenomena for social development, such as unequal distribution of resources, weak social status, and unrecognised identity. This inevitably leads to dissatisfaction among people. To express this long-standing discontent, people will resort to protests/resistance or even rebellion to voice collective demands and strive for social status. This article takes "the voice of resistance" as the core analytical perspective, primarily employing qualitative research methods. It uses the occurrence of historical events and comparative cases as the main supporting materials, and combines thematic analysis, discourse analysis, and process evolution. Based on the examination of social changes caused by globalisation, social transformation Using the literature analysis method, the literature mainly comes from government policy documents, national organization reports, academic works, and news media reports, thereby identifying the causal logical relationship between the collective demands of marginalised groups in the context of globalisation through protests/resistance, seeking recognition, and ultimately achieving social transformation. This article argues that resistance/protest and a series of social movements should be understood within the structural context of the interactions between globalisation, social injustice, and identity politics. This helps to gain a deeper understanding of collective political actions and the behaviour of marginalised social groups, thereby providing a thorough insight into social transformation from a new theoretical perspective.