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References
5. How a professional single issue
campaign develop a discourse to
became a social movement?
Communicative acts
(Mass Media)
Role of communicative discourse
(Theory of Communicative Action)
Challenges and opportunities
(play role in participation and sustaining
social movement)
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6.
• Started with deposition of Chief Justice (CJ) by
Pervaiz Musharaf on 9 March 2007
• Legal proceedings and restoration on 20 July 2007
• Martial Law 2 Nov. 2007
• Again deposition of CJ with 64 judges
• Reconstituted Supreme Court and presidential
elections and Pervaiz Musharaf become president
• Coalition government of PPP and PMLN Feb 2008
with resignation of Pervaiz Musharaf and restoration
of CJ and other Judges on March 2009
Introduction and Background
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7.
Judicial agents (Lawyers and Judges) and judicial
institutional structure (bar rooms with
communicative action potential) play very important
role in expanding the scope of the movement and
getting support not only from lawyers but also from
citizens
They remain very successful in building casual
relationship between judiciary and rule of law, rule
of law and freedom of common man etc. The
restoration was taken as necessary for all other
development imperatives
Institutionalization of Issue
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8. The lawyers represented them selves as
peaceful and civilized and more interestingly
they were using the references from liberal
philosophy(i.e UK after WWII) instead of Islamic
scholars
“After 60 years of our national life, it was the first time
that the lawyers protested continuously for two years. We
were peaceful and have never damaged a single light on a
street. The movement earned good name for Pakistan in
civilized world”.
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9.
Theory of Communicative Action (TCA)
Communicative rationality or Theory of
Communicative Action (TCA) of Jurgen Habermas
provides an entry point to the analysis of
communication model of lawyers‘ movement.
adherence to good reasoning as basis of ―procedural
conception of rationality.
discourse is ideal speech situation‘ while consensus
is a rationally motivated agreement
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10.
To Habermas, language is a means of
communicative acts to reach understanding on the
basis of rationality and reasons. Thus, Language of
the communicative act and speech act had of specific
focus, as carrier of reasons and rationality.
“that form of social interaction in which the plans of action
of different actors are co-ordinated through an exchange of
communicative acts, that is, through a use of language orientated
towards reaching understanding” (Habermas, 1984).
Role of language
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11. Despite the appeal of this bottom-up characterization
of the expansion of judicial power in Pakistan, the
strategic maneuverings of elites were a prime driver of
the movement and a key determinant of its success.
professionals from elite class and opposition pol.
parties i.e. PPP and PMLN benefitted enormously
from their affiliation with the lawyers
the commitment from young poor lawyers [to
resistance] comes from the fact that [bar leaders] need
to face the electorate every year.
Media long-term financial interest to continue
providing credible, independent news coverage i.e.
Geo TV took a particularly principled stand.
Opportunities for popular participation
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12.
Conclusion
Lawyer’s movement is a very good example to review
social movement having characteristics to bring change
through organized efforts.
“we are the people seeking change, the change which
is desirable and our struggle will earn good name for
Pakistan” based upon:
• Cause ( Judicial Independence)
• Symbolism (CJ, Constitution, Peace, Bar association)
• Heroic and charismatic leadership
• Use of Mass media
and eventually ends at the success of cause.
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