The End of History: 1975–2000
摘要
This chapter on Canadian student movements from 1975 to 2000 begins by explaining the shifting context, including the intensification, then end of the Cold War, the collapse of the postwar welfare state and resulting contraction of higher education, and the global social movements of the period. It explores on-campus mobilizations against South African Apartheid, government cutbacks and fee increases, the corporatization of universities, and a growing feminist backlash, revealing: (1) the ongoing presence of student movements; (2) their commitment to dominant rhetorical concepts of human rights and democracy; (3) the focus on institutional and global transformation; (4) the use of disruptive and non-disruptive tactics to pressure authorities; (5) the relatively tolerant, if shifting, response from campus administrators and governments; and (6) the contributions of student movements to progressive change on- and off-campus.