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PLACE‐FRAMING URBANITY: The Case of Kalasatama, Helsinki

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Narratives, visuality and symbolic representations are increasingly important in contemporary urban planning and development. This article seeks to understand how urbanity, one of the key goals of Helsinki's recent planning, has been constructed in the Kalasatama regeneration area. The construction of urban image and identity is viewed as soft
Tuomas Ilmavirta
wiley   +1 more source

Paradoxes of institutionalisation: the depoliticisation of Bangladeshi NGOs

open access: yes, 2003
Through an analysis of how Bangladeshi NGOs have become institutionalised, the author examines patterns of bureaucratisation and professionalisation to argue that NGOs are part of a process of incorporation that mediates opposition to gender and other ...
Feldman, Shelley
core   +1 more source

VISIBILITY IN AUTHORITARIAN URBAN SPACE: The (De)politicizing City and Grassroots Mobilizations in Russia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reconsiders the relationship between visibility and politicization. Drawing on empirical evidence from urban mobilization campaigns across Russia, we counter the existing literature on theories of the post‐political and liminality by identifying four dimensions of visibility—publicity in urban space, objects of urban contestation,
Valeria Rumiantseva, Liubov Chernysheva
wiley   +1 more source

Hostilities faced by people on the frontlines of sexual and reproductive health and rights: a scoping review. [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Glob Health, 2023
Boydell V   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Why do Public Debates Escalate? Trigger Points and the Moral Dynamics of “Hot Politics”

open access: yesThe British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Escalating, emotionally charged, and moralized forms of controversy are a central feature of contemporary politics. Our study develops a framework for understanding how political debates between ordinary citizens become heated; why certain issues provoke particularly strong emotions; and how this affective potential is weaponized by ...
Linus Westheuser   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interpreting Italian asylum policies by linking securitization, depoliticisation and politicisation theories

open access: yes, 2021
The contribution aims at analysing the latest evolutions of the government of forced migrations in Italy; securitization, depoliticisation and politicisation are therefore identified as relevant theories for studying this issue.
Francesca Messineo
core  

Uncovering Biogas Outcomes: Tales of Hubris, Hope, and Failure From Southern Malawi

open access: yesNatural Resources Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to speak directly to biogas failure. Over the past two decades, immense amounts of money have been spent by African governments, private individuals, and most conspicuously, international aid agencies and donors, on countless biogas projects in every country on the continent.
Marc Kalina   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurturing civic identity among Norwegian 15-year-olds: Challenges and opportunities for social science teachers

open access: yesJournal of Social Science Education
Highlights: - Identifies three combinations of civic identity and civic engagement among students. - Discusses the complexity of the relationship between civic identity and engagement.
Evy Jøsok   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Countering FIMI by Digital Authoritarianisms: Audience Architecture and Reverse Language Engineering

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) campaigns on social media are currently both more accessible and more impactful than the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) or European Union's (EU), offering their opponents superiority and efficiency on those platforms.
Michelangelo Conoscenti
wiley   +1 more source

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