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Showing 1 to 20 of 437 for “"Protests"”.
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Social Protests as Constitutional Interpretation
This research deals with a parcel of the protests that have been taking place over the last few years, particularly since 2010: those protests in which the protesters, instead of rebelling against the legitimacy of the system, have preferred to accept the regimes remaining in place and consequently …
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3 Essays on Protests, Repression, and Signaling
… of informational and disruptive effects of protests with a formal model. The model shows that repression can have a screening purpose. Governments use coercion to set the terms of contention so that they only have to accommodate sufficiently aggrieved and salient groups, while filtering out …
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Social protests, asocial media: patterns of press coverage of social protests and the influence of the internet of such coverage
… examines media coverage of two social protests set more than three decades apart – “The March on the Pentagon” in October 1967, part of the anti-Vietnam war movement and “The Battle for Seattle” in November-December 1999, part of the movement for democratic globalization. Through two …
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Protests, Development and Democratization in Ethiopia, 2014-2020
The objective of the thesis was to identify and analyse the challenges and opportunities for democratization in Ethiopia's recent political reform process. As such, the thesis explores how the recent Amhara and Oromo youth struggle for democracy has contributed to the activation of a movement that …
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The Foundations of Anti-System Protests in Democracy
Anti-system protests in democracy are a subcategory of political protests characterized by participants from diverse sectors or groups in society, wide-ranging demands, blame directed at the political system, and a context of representative democracy. This protest subtype raises a critical puzzle: …
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Fueling Conflict: A Global Dataset of Energy Protests
… and a quantitative framework for tracking energy protests worldwide. Specifically, through an analysis of the 2022 Aragalaya protest movement in Sri Lanka, I elaborate on how breakdowns in state capacity to provide energy to its citizens can trigger civilian unrest. Building on this case study, as …
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Protests, pageants, and publications: Narratives of labor agitators, 1913-1914
1 PDF file (iii, 130 pages)
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Logical Legitimist Treatise: On Policing and Protests in Hong Kong
… are rare; more crucially, legitimacy at protests remains largely unexplored. My research seeks to fill this gap in our knowledge by exploring the experiences and expectations of protestors as well as their perceptions of police. The data come from the 2016-17 and 2019 research phases, 17 …
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Student protests and the brand image of a university of technology
Submitted in fulfillment of the degree requirements of Master’s in Management Science: Marketing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
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Posters, Politics and immigration during the May 1968 Protests in France
… radical poster art created during the 1968 protests and strikes in France? The May 1968 protests remain one of the most significant moments in contemporary French history and it occurred during a time when immigrant populations were rapidly increasing. There is a multitude of research, …
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Between power and protest : The Japan Times and Anpo-protests in 1960
… thesis is to research Japan-U.S. Security Treaty protests in 1960 in global context. The Anpo-protests were selected as research topic because not much research was found of the protests. Anpo-protests begun in 1959 and ended in late 1960. The main motive was to oppose revision of U.S.-Japan …
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Changing Tactics, Changing Identities: Woman’s Suffrage Protests in Washington, D.C., 1913-1920
<p>Since the founding of the United States, the task of determining who has the right to political participation has been difficult. As a result, many groups, including women, had to take dramatic steps to ensure their right to suffrage and access to public space. Beginning in 1913 with the first …
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Black Quarterback, White Masks: A Critical Analysis of the NFL Anthem Protests
<p>The NFL anthem protests were and are an important cultural moment and social movement. The widespread emulation of the protest, and the adoption of the kneel as a symbol of unity, reverence, and silent objection demonstrates the protests’ continued relevance. This dissertation critically …
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Forecasting Protests by Detecting Future Time Mentions in News and Social Media
Civil unrest (protests, strikes, and ``occupy'' events) is a common occurrence in both democracies and authoritarian regimes. The study of civil unrest is a key topic for political scientists as it helps capture an important mechanism by which citizenry express themselves. In countries where civil …
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From P.E. to Protests: the History of Dance Activism in Academia: 1920–2022
Throughout history, dance has been regarded as an act of rebellion. This art form has persisted to become a means for the common person to demonstrate impassioned objections to issues from racism and religious oppression to communism, plastic waste, and human trafficking. As early as the plantation …
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