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“The purpose of activism is to educate”: Young people's climate activism as and for education in the youth strike movement in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract By skipping school for their cause, young climate strikers repeatedly demonstrated their priorities in 2019 and 2020. They regularly chose to sacrifice a day of their formal education in favour of collective action. This study asks what we can learn from the reflections of former youth strikers.
Loz J. Hennessy
wiley   +1 more source

Healing the Healers: Redressing Church Leadership and National Healing in Zimbabwe [PDF]

Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology
This paper redresses Church leadership and national healing in Zimbabwe. Although numerous studies have been published on managing conflict and healing the nation, contextualized publications on healing healers in Zimbabwe are scarce. Using a qualitative
Kimion Tagwirei, Ray Motsi
doaj   +1 more source

Learning to ‘be’ an activist: Exploring the relationship between activism and informal education in a youth activism group case study

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Young people in the United States (and beyond) access spaces for activism in varied ways, including the out‐of‐school time sector, where youth activism (YA) groups draw on informal learning pedagogies to engage young people in collective action.
Laura Weiner
wiley   +1 more source

A Prescription for Perilous Times (Reviewing Geoffrey R. Stone, Perilous Times: Free Speech in War Time From the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism (2004)) [PDF]

, 2005
In this Essay, I argue that Professor Stone has written an important work of constitutional history, not only because of what he has to say, but also because of the time in which he says it. The tragedy of September 11, 2001 generated reactions by every
Siegel, Neil S.
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Provisional Notes on How “Hilarious” Living Under Sharia Law (the Case of Aceh) [PDF]

, 2017
Drawing upon anthropological theory of resistance and testing its limits, I will present a closer observation on how dissenting voices to the state project of Sharia in contemporary Aceh look on the ground. With-out thereby renouncing its violent effects,
Idria, R. (Reza)
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Framing National Education in Hong Kong: A frame analysis of power dynamics in stakeholders' competing narratives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how national education in Hong Kong functions as a contested arena in which state and non‐state actors struggle over the meaning of citizenship, identity and schooling. Using inductive frame analysis of 319 news articles (2020–2025) from five Chinese‐ and English‐language outlets, it identifies diagnostic, prognostic and ...
Jason Cong Lin
wiley   +1 more source

Board Gender Diversity and Environmental Credit Risk in Banking: A Global Study of Bank Governance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between board gender diversity and environmental credit risk in the global banking sector. Using a panel dataset of 345 publicly listed banks from 75 countries over the period 2018–2022, we find that greater female representation on bank boards is significantly associated with lower environmental credit
Kenza Mouti, Erhan Kilincarslan, Jiafan Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Critical Analysis of Microsoft's Rhetoric and Reality of Sustainability Engagement

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study critically examines Microsoft's environmental, social and governance (ESG) rhetoric and operational reality, to offer insights that extend beyond conventional greenwashing or bluewashing. Drawing on over 20 years of Microsoft's sustainability reports (2003–2024), third‐party ESG evaluations and media investigations, it employs ...
Omaima A. G. Hassan, Iqbal Khadaroo
wiley   +1 more source

SHIFTING GROUND, SOLID FOUNDATIONS: IMAGINING A NEW PARADIGM FOR CANADIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT

The Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice, 2015
Members of civil society are increasingly decrying what they identify as an insidious trend whereby the government is targeting organizations whose mandates run contrary to the federal government’s political and economic agendas and creating a chill ...
Nandini Ramanujam, Miatta Gorvie
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Beyond the Reports: Cultural Pressures, Unheard Voices and the Climate Accountability Gap in Oil and Gas Sector Governance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental governance in Nigeria's oil and gas sector remains central to global climate justice debates, yet persistent accountability failures continue to undermine meaningful environmental and social outcomes. Despite extensive regulatory frameworks, accountability in resource‐dependent contexts is frequently reduced to formal reporting ...
Hammed Afolabi, Ronita Ram, Adetola Abdulfattah Sogbesan   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source