Essays about: "civic activism"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words civic activism.

1. 11. Right to the countryside in the city – bottom-up initiatives for green areas in Warsaw

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Joanna Sanecka-Wojda; [2017]
   Keywords : cities; civic ecology; community gardens; social-ecological memory; social-ecological systems; stewardship;

   Abstract : The engagement of local stewards is critically important for sustaining ecosystems services in cities. But what makes urban dwellers interested in stewardship of urban nature? This study conducted in Warsaw shows that activism is related to three intertwined areas of motivations: nature, place and community. READ MORE

3. 12. Resistance bodies on the México-U.S.border : Peripheral feminisms

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för etnologi, religionshistoria och genusvetenskap

   Author : Montserrat Lolo García; [2016]
   Keywords : Reistència; feminicidi; feminismes perifèrics; cis heteropatriarcat i context capitalista; Resistance; feminicide; peripheral feminisms; cis hetero-patriarchal and capitalist context.; Motstånd; kvinnomord; perifera feminismer; cis heteropatriarkat och kapitalistisk kontext; Resistencia; feminicidio; feminismos periféricos; cis heteropatriarcado y contexto capitalista.;

   Abstract : The present study shows and analyses how bodies codified as women’s bodies can resist in an extreme violence context situated in Ciudad Juárez on the México-U.S. border. To be resistant or to make resistance in these circumstances can be represented in different ways, through social and civic movements, art, literature and weapons. READ MORE

4. 13. The Dynamics of Weibo Charities : A case study of “The Free Lunch Program”

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Yuyun Li; [2015]
   Keywords : Slacktivism; Online Activism; Civic engagement; Korla; Beijing; Weibo Charity; Internet and Social Media; The Free Lunch Program; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Since 2010, Weibo is not only a tool for transmitting information, but also for conducting all kinds of charity activities to attract more public attention and give people more power to influence public welfare. The purpose of this thesis is to explore Chinese citizens’ knowledge of Weibo charities and their motivation for participating in Weibo charities by carrying out a case study of the Free Lunch Program. READ MORE

5. 14. Saving cetaceans : documentary films, animal activism and power

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Caroline Blomqvist; [2015]
   Keywords : Keywords: Animal activism; Cetaceans in captivity; Animal rights; Animal welfare; Civic culture; Civic engagement; Political participation; Documentary film; Internet; Moral emotions; Empathy; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In modern times, the world has experienced the rise of a range of different large, well-coordinated social movements with the goal to make the world a better place for oppressed societal groups. One of these movements is the animal activist movement, with the objective to change the societal norms regarding facilitating and exploiting cetaceans through captivity at zoos- and marine mammal parks etc. READ MORE

6. 15. ColLabWoW: development of a decision support add-on for World of Warcraft

   University essay from Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Virginia Grande; [2013]
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   Abstract : Social online games can be studied to find a relationship between these virtual worlds and civic activism, in order to find what game attributes can lead to which social and civic outcomes. Social interaction and power structure, among many other characteristics of digital media, are limited by the creators of each virtual world. READ MORE