The Instrumental Mediated Visibility of Violence: The 2013 Protests in Brazil and the Limitations of the Protest Paradigm [PDF]
Abstract Studies examining protest news coverage often look at it through a “protest paradigm,” arguing that “mainstream” media delegitimize protests by emphasizing violence and marginalizing grievances. Focusing on the June 2013 protests in Brazil, this article takes the discussion in a different conceptual and empirical direction, examining
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While studies that address the relationship between social media and social movements generally use the functionalist paradigm, the critical analysis of the public sphere in the era of distributed media emphasizes the importance of political economy and ...
Marc-henry Pierre , Mehmet Güzel
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Between social control and conflict: an analytical framework for social movements [PDF]
The main goal of this article is to attempt to determine the analytical framework of social movements that would constitute an essential element of this form of collective activity.
Baranowski, Mariusz
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Rights and property paradigms: Challenging the dominant construct hegemony [PDF]
The interrelationship of (human) rights and property paradigms raises particularly profound questions when played out in respect of environmental claims.
Grear, Anna, Morrow, Karen
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Between fallacy and feasibility? Dealing with the risk of ecological fallacies in the quantitative study of protest mobilization and conflict [PDF]
In recent years, the quantitative study of conflict has increasingly focused on small-scale and/or localized conflicts in the developing world. In this paper, we analyze and critically reflect upon a major methodological shortcoming of many studies in ...
Demarest, Leila +2 more
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Too big, will fail. Megaevents and protest participation [PDF]
The paper examines the relationship between "social democratic megaevents" (Olympic Games and World Expos) and political protests. It tries to analyze the reasons that led these popular ceremonies to act in our societies as catalysts of social conflict ...
Massidda, Luca, Parisi, Stefania
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Predicting Democratic Protests Paradigm from Twitter : Using Deep learning BiLSTM Model [PDF]
<p>Twitter allows its users to share their concerns, ideas and daily activities online. This shared content by individuals provides a rich source of natural occurring data. The rapidity and flexibility of tweets have motivated its use as a tool for mobilizing masses for organizing strikes, protests, and other demonstrations.
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Impossible protest: noborders in Calais [PDF]
Since the closure of the Red Cross refugee reception centre in Sangatte, undocumented migrants in Calais hoping to cross the border to Britain have been forced to take refuge in a number of squatted migrant camps, locally known by all as ‘the jungles ...
Agamben G. +28 more
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This research explores representation of the massive but peaceful demonstrations for women’s rights in 2017 on Instagram. Employing the framework provided by the protest paradigm in a content analysis of Instagram posts, results indicate coverage was ...
Danielle K. Brown
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Exchange, Conflict and Coercion: The Ritual Dynamics of the Notting Hill Carnival Past and Present [PDF]
This study investigates patterns of social relationships involving the Notting Hill Carnival. Two theoretical approaches are employed elementary relations theory and structural ritualization theory - to explain how the carnival has been strategically ...
Edwards, Jennifer, Knottnerus, J. David
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