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(Im)Possible Conversations? Activism, Childhood and Everyday Life

Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 2016
The paper offers an analytical exploration and points of connection between the categories of activism, childhood and everyday life. We are concerned with the lived experiences of activism and childhood broadly defined and especially with the ways in ...
Sevasti-Melissa Nolas, Christos Varvantakis, Vinnarasan Aruldoss   +2 more
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The Side Effect of Political Standing: Corporate Activism and Its Impact on Stock Returns

Politics and Governance, 2023
Taking sides on controversial political issues such as gun control, abortion, immigration, or diversity is increasingly common among large companies.
Teresa Pintado Blanco, Carlota López-Aza, Joaquín Sánchez, Pablo Gutiérrez‐Rodríguez   +3 more
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Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics 179:Activism, separation of powers and development [PDF]

, 2005
We consider a model of constitutional (mechanism) design with separation of powers where different institutions are assigned different tasks. In this context, we define activism as an institution extending its mechanism of decision-making into the domain
Anant, T. C. A., Mishra, Ajit
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Facilitators and barriers to neighborhood social integration

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Social isolation has reached concerning rates, particularly in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic. Social integration is critical to combatting social isolation and loneliness by promoting a sense of community and belonging. Yet, most existing research centers on fostering close personal relationships within family and friend networks.
Joelle Fuchs, Deena Shariq, Emily Yang, Giselle Maya, Taylor L. Wilds, Collin W. Mueller, Arianna M. Gard   +6 more
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Participation for mental health service development in China: Conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study analyzes a participatory project to develop peer support services for people with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) in China. Drawing on interviews with psychiatrists, social workers, service users, and a family caregiver, it examines the conditions, challenges, facilitators, and outcomes of participation in a paternalistic context ...
Zhiying Ma, Yu Fan, Xiyuan Chen, Lindsay Sheehan, Sang Qin, Aoxuan Cao, Liang Zhou   +6 more
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Volunteering and Social Activism: Pathways for Participation in Human Development [PDF]

, 2008
This discussion paper explores the following questions, drawing on the above-mentioned background study: How is volunteering an d social activism understood?; How do volunteering and social activism foster people's participation?; What is the ...
Helene Perold, Karena Cronin
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‘People Need to Understand That They Are Stealing From Their Neighbours’: A Critical Media Analysis of the Representations and Resistance Throughout the Robodebt Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Robodebt scheme issued thousand‐dollar debts to an estimated half a million people who had received social security. The debts were largely inaccurate and illegal, with the aim of improving the federal government's budget. The 2023 Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme found that the stigmatising political and public language about ...
Ella Kruger, Phillipa Evans
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Three profiles of Australian climate change activism have both unique and overlapping motivators and barriers

Communications Earth & Environment
Since non-violent activism is known to be effective in achieving policy change, organisations seeking to encourage climate activism would benefit from an evidence base describing activism behaviours, motivators, and barriers among people higher, lower ...
Kathleen C. Whitson, Peta Callaghan, David Thorpe, Anastasia Ejova   +3 more
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‘Turkeys Cannot Vote for Christmas’: Why Epistemic Disobedience in an Anti‐Black World Matters

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Never in the history of global coloniality has the idea of epistemic disobedience been as important as in the 21st century. This is not only because the struggle for decolonisation has shifted from physical confrontation between the coloniser and the colonised into a battle of ideas but also because the former has deployed the idea of ...
Morgan Ndlovu
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Examining Contrasting Influences of Extreme Weather Experiences on Individual Climate Activism

Global Environmental Psychology
Researchers have examined how extreme weather experiences influence climate change attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors, with mixed results. However, limited research has explored how extreme weather experiences may affect climate-related perceptions and ...
Joshua Ettinger, Peter Walton, James Painter, Kelly S. Fielding, Robyn Gulliver, Friederike E. L. Otto   +5 more
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