Beyond Protest and Latency. What If Social Movements Main Contributions Arise in Their Quieter Periods?

Social movements and their contributions to social change have too often been reduced to their most visible and contentious stages. Drawing on case studies from different countries, this paper will point to four categories of social movements' contributions to dealing with global issues and the Anthropocene: developing social and economic projects, transforming subjectivities, developing arguments and expertise and shaping alternative worldviews.
Unveiling these contributions and the continuities between these quieter periods and the eventful protests requires to extend the perspectives of social movements beyond protests and to question (or deepen) the concept of latency.