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Russian Protest Moods and Actions
Социологическая наука и социальная практика, 2017 Based on Russia-wide surveys conducted by the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISRAS) in monitoring regime, the article considers the probability of formation “revolutionary situation” in modern Russia and the growth of mass ...
Yuriy V. Latov
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‘Let's talk about the weather’: The activist curriculum and global climate change education
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Activist movements have garnered significant global attention on a range of sustainability issues, often involving collectives of citizens coming together. Invoked is the idea of citizens informed to act, emerging not from a common‐sense understanding of everyday life, but rather from a deep political understanding of the world—one that is ...
Richard Pountney
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The state and housing protest [PDF]
, 1981 This study attempts to show that it is myopic to analyse housing protest by merely considering activity only at the local level. The Causes of housing protest, we shall contend, are not usually local, and involve wider social and economic forces in ...
West, Derek R
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‘Where are the adults?’: Troubling child‐activism and children's political participation
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Children's political participation is a well‐established theme in childhood studies. In this article we offer an original account of child activism that takes into account the entangled and emergent aspect of children as activists. We begin with a historical and a conceptual review, noting the importance of mid‐20th century developments such ...
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy
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Political Institutions and Street Protests in Latin America [PDF]
This paper argues that where institutions are strong, actors are more likely to participate in the political process through institutionalized arenas, while where they are weak, protests and other unconventional means of participation become more ...
Fabiana Machado +2 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the growing influence of young people's activism in UK museums and its educational implications. It draws on a five‐year collaborative programme (2019–2023) with young people of colour (16–28) in a university museum setting, focusing on a Young Collective established to address cultural inequalities.
Sadia Habib
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Banber Erevani Hamalsarani. Sots'iologiaThis study investigates the potential of protests in contemporary Armenian society. Considering the global rise of social protests evolving into significant social movements worldwide and the ongoing movements in Armenia, it is crucial to investigate ...
Gayane Harutyunyan
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‘Žít Brno’: Czech online political activism from jokes and tactics to politics and strategies
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace, 2014 The paper presents a case study of the Czech online activist group Žít Brno. The group that challenges local representatives and employs tactics of political satire, parody and culture jamming, evolved from a spontaneous one-off event to an ongoing ...
Alena Macková, Jakub Macek
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Nuclear Refrain: Emotion, Empire, and the Democratic Potential of Protest
, 2019 A Nuclear Refrain is a spatial fiction, and miniature chapbook (measuring 4 X 6 inches), that critiques the policy of nuclear deterrence, the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction, and the UK’s decision to replace its Vanguard submarines, the so-called
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Remittances and Protest in Dictatorships
, 2018 Remittances - money migrant workers send back home - are the second largest source of international financial flows in developing countries. As with other sources of international finance, such as foreign direct investment and foreign aid, worker ...
Covadonga Meseguer +5 more
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