The concept of Rightful Resistance refers to a form of partially institutionalized popular contention against the state whereby aggrieved citizens seek to legitimize their causes by making use of state's own laws, policies or rhetoric in framing their protests.
The concept of Rightful Resistance refers to a form of partially institutionalized popular contention against the state whereby citizens defy political authorities by locating and exploiting gaps between what is promised and what is delivered. Rightful resisters seek to legitimize their causes by making use of state's own laws, policies or rhetoric in framing their protests.