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Rethinking ‘Hill‐Valley Divide’ in Darjeeling District, India: An Autoethnographic Approach to Highland Identities

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research examines the Hill‐Valley divide in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India, where Nepali‐speaking hill communities coexist with Bengali‐speaking valley populations. It argues that this division is a colonial construct, shaped by British policies that romanticised the hills as a ‘mini‐England’ while separating them from the valley
Yalember Dewan
wiley   +1 more source

“I Can Do It, We Can Change It”: Protest as a Catalyst for Political Efficacy

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how protest episodes foster political efficacy among ordinary citizens. Based on 44 in‐depth interviews with participants in two major 2018 mobilizations in Spain—the feminist strike of International Women's Day and the pensioners' protests—the analysis identifies discursive expressions that reflect attitudinal change ...
Manuel Jiménez‐Sánchez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Theory ex Ante and Theorizing ex Post: The Article Format and the Activity of Theorizing

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The article suggests that authors should be encouraged to include sections entitled ‘Theory ex ante’ and ‘Theorizing ex post’ (or equivalents) in sociological journal articles. It is argued that such a structural separation between previous theory and the author's own theorizing could help facilitate collective theoretical progress.
Ådne Meling
wiley   +1 more source

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