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The Global Challenges and Strategic Implementation of Local Economic Development (LED): Lessons for South African Local Development Plan [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Studies in Social Sciences and Humanities, 2023
The conceptual review aims to examine the international difficulties and the strategic application of the local economic development agenda. The study argued that for South Africa to implement its local development strategy at the grassroots level ...
Andrew Enaifoghe* , Anuoluwapo Durokifa
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Beyond the Grassroots: Two Trajectories of “Citizen Sciencization” in Environmental Governance

open access: yesCitizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2021
Grassroots, bottom-up citizen science is a burgeoning form of public engagement with science, in which citizens mobilize scientific data to address local and global concerns.
Michiel Van Oudheusden, Yasuhito Abe
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Dissonance as a productive force in the emergence of alternative crisis support and impetus for social change—principles and organizational form of the association Open Dialogue Leipzig e.V.

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology
IntroductionThis article examines the productivity of dissonance in the development of alternative crisis intervention methods, using the German example of the “Open Dialogue Leipzige.V.” The research provides detailed insights into the development of ...
Thomas Klatt   +5 more
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Moving Stronger: Needs of the Criminal Justice Reform Movement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Moving Stronger: Needs of the Criminal Justice Reform Movement presents the struggles, victories, strengths and challenges of grassroots groups organizing for criminal justice reform across the country.
Grace Chang, Ryan Pintado-Vertner
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The Dominican Grassroots Movement and the Organized Left, 1978–1986

open access: yes, 2015
Through their struggles for better services, grassroots movements played a large role in the process of democratization and construction of social citizenship in the Dominican Republic.
Betances, Emelio
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The Baltic Chain’s Political Impact and Memory Politics

open access: yesPasado y Memoria
The Baltic Chain, a historic act of peaceful resistance, played a crucial role in the independence movements of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. This article examines its impact on the dissolution of Soviet authority in the Baltic region and its evolution
Viktoria Mazur
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Transformative Grassroots Leadership: Understanding the Role of Rojiroti’s Women Leaders in Supporting Social Change

open access: yesPolitics and Governance, 2020
Many have argued that supporting women’s leadership is an important pathway to women’s empowerment. However, there is still a need for better understanding of how women become leaders, particularly at the grassroots level, and how they support social ...
Rebecca Gordon
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Political Relational Influencers: The Mobilization of Social Media Influencers in the Political Arena

open access: yesInternational Journal of Communication, 2023
Social media platforms are a powerful tool to exert influence and impress opinions—for commercial operators, brands, and political campaigns. Influencers can help campaigns reach specific audiences and convey support for issues and candidates.
Anastasia Goodwin   +4 more
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Grassroots Currencies: Foundations for Grassroots Digital Economies

open access: yes, 2022
Grassroots currencies are means for turning mutual trust into liquidity, with the goal of providing foundations for grassroots digital economies. Grassroots coins are units of debt that can be issued by anyone -- people, corporations, cooperatives, banks, municipalities and governments -- and traded by anyone. They are more similar to `inside money' (a
openaire   +2 more sources

Impact of a Strength Training Program on Physical Performance in U10 Soccer Players: A Quasi-Experimental Trial

open access: yesChildren
Background/Objectives: The integration of strength training in grassroots youth soccer remains limited, often due to persistent myths regarding its safety and utility.
Adrián Torregrosa-Domínguez   +3 more
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