SLOGANS OF THE OCTOBER 2019 PROTEST MOVEMENT IN IRAQ (A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY IN THE CITY OF NASIRIYAH)

Abstract

The present study's significance stems from the relevance of the October 2019 protest movement in Iraq as a wide mass movement. It comprised all sects, faiths, and traditional connections, and advocated political change, better living circumstances, and anti-corruption measures. The slogans of this movement were as essential as the demonstrations themselves since they were a clear exposure of the demands of those protesters. The present study aims to address the following questions: What is the slogan? And where did it come from? What are the aims of its use? What role do slogans have in protest demonstrations? And what is its function? What causes it to crystallize? Why are their approaches so dissimilar? The present study is both descriptive and analytical. The researchers employed the social survey approach using a questionnaire form that was delivered to a stratified random sample of (123) Nasiriyah protestors from the study sample.