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Consumer Boycotts and Fast-Food Chains: Economic Consequences and Reputational Damage

Societies
The increasing avoidance of international fast-food chains is a widespread phenomenon influenced by economic, social, and political factors. This study examines the risks and implications of restaurant boycotts, focusing on their role in social justice ...
Ibrahim A. Elshaer, Alaa M. S. Azazz, Sameh Fayyad, Chokri Kooli, Amr Mohamed Fouad, Amira Hamdy, Eslam Ahmed Fathy   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Brand activism : investigating consumers' perceptions of motivations, authenticity and effectiveness

, 2022
Guided by existing brand activism literature, this study investigates the rising phenomenon of brands taking a public stance on controversial issues to advocate for societal changes.
Yap, Xin Yi, Goh, Eunice Yee Si, Zhang, Xiaoyan, Tan, Hui Lei   +3 more
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‘When joy comes your way, you have to grab it!’ Troubling how queer joy features in the lives of LGBT+ school‐attending youth in South Africa

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Recently, the concept ‘queer joy’ has gained interest in LGBT+ scholarship in the West. I use this scholarship as an entry point to explore how school‐attending LGBT+ youth express joy and how joy serves as a form of resistance against gender and sexuality norms in educational settings.
Dennis Francis
wiley   +1 more source

From an Operational Problem to an Organizational Crisis: The Case of Patiswiss Chocolate

Journalism and Media
In the digital age, consumer complaints have become significant indicators of operational vulnerabilities, with social media amplifying their impact. Mishandling such complaints has the potential to escalate minor issues into full-scale organizational ...
Burçe Akcan, Mustafa Merdin
doaj   +1 more source

Peace Brand Activism: Global Brand Responses to the War in Ukraine

Journal of Public Policy & Marketing
Following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, many global brands took a stand on the crisis, which often elicited polarized consumer responses. This study explores this phenomenon—peace brand activism (PBA)—by conducting an inductive analysis of global brands’ responses to the Russia–Ukraine war as disclosed on social media channels ...
Eleni Tsougkou, Martin Sykora, Suzanne Elayan, Kemefasu Ifie, João S. Oliveira   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Relational and feminist pedagogic approaches for developing engagement and inclusion of girls at risk of exclusion in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper highlights the inclusive potential of relational and feminist pedagogic strategies in education, focusing on girls at risk of exclusion. Girls in England are less likely than boys to be suspended or permanently excluded from school, but numbers are increasing.
Juliette Wilson‐Thomas, Su Lyn Corcoran, Jennifer McGahan, Lucy E. Davies   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the Contested Digital Feminism: Advocacy, Self-Promotion, and State Oversight Among Chinese Beauty Influencers on Weibo

Social Media + Society
Through a qualitative analysis of feminist posts shared by Chinese beauty influencers, this study explores the political potential and limitations of their engagements in digital feminism on Weibo.
Qingyue Sun, Runze Ding
doaj   +1 more source

Sosyal Medyada Marka Karşıtı Aktivizm: Zara Örneği

Yeni Medya
Aktivizm çalışmaları gelişen teknolojinin ve sosyal medya araçlarının da sürece dahil olmasıyla birlikte dijital aktivizm çalışmalarına dönüşmüştür. Sosyal medya araçlarında kullanıcılar olaya yönelik paylaşım yaparak, yorum yazarak, paylaşılan görsel ...
Nagihan Tufan Yeniçıktı, Rabia Ay
doaj   +1 more source

White Women and the Fight for Equality in the Southern United States (1920-1964)

Amnis, 2008
From the late 19th century to the 1960s, racial segregation and patriarchy were the main pillars of society in the southern United States. If the modern Civil Rights Movement that led in a few years to the historic abolition of segregation by the federal
Anne Stefani
doaj   +1 more source

Young people's occupational aspirations beyond the aspiration discourse: A sociocultural perspective

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people's aspirations have been the focus of many educational, sociological and psychological studies. This paper argues, firstly, that the concept of aspirations holds greater generative potential than suggested by the policy‐oriented ‘aspiration discourse’.
Jelena Popov
wiley   +1 more source