New Social Movements and the Concept of Progress

U članku se razmatraju dvije osnovne novovjekovne koncepcije napretka: koncepcija napretka kao povijesnog procesa emancipacije čovjeka i koncepcija napretka kao kvantitativnog rasta materijalnih proizvodnih snaga. Pojava novih društvenih pokreta objelodanila je granice napretka zasnovanoga na ovoj drugoj koncepciji. Imajući to u vidu, autor opovrgava opravdanost nekritičkog ocjenjivajna progresivnosti i regresivnosti novih društvenih pokreta, te uporedo ukazuje na neke elemente što upućuju na mogućnost prosudbe emancipatorskog karaktera tih pokreta. Naposlijetku, autor raspravlja o konzekvencijama tih razmatranja s obzirom na pojavu nekih oblika novih društvenih pokreta u Jugoslaviji.This paper deals with two major modern concepts of progress: the concept of progress as the historical process of human emancipation, and the concept of progress as the qualitative growth of material productive forces. The appearance of new social movements has revealed the limits of progress based upon the latter concept. Having this in mind, the author refutes the justifiability of the uncritical appraisal of the progressiveness or regressiveness of new social movements. At the same time, he points out some of the elements which, in turn, suggest the possibility of judging the emancipatory character of these movements. Finally, the author discusses the consequences of these reflections in reference to the appearance of some of the forms of new social movements in Yugoslavia