Essays about: "peaceful protest"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words peaceful protest.

  1. 1. POSTCOLONIAL DISSENT SCENOGRAPHY: setting civic scene, building urban voice, new societies prototyping facilitation for Tensta.

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Mariia Otkalenko-Povalinska; [2022]
    Keywords : Social sustainability; feminist postcolonial theory; intersectionality; dissent; civic space; popular education; protest; parade; space occupation; grassroots society prototyping; urban design; Tensta;

    Abstract :   Urban space is a product of power relations and negotiations in society. Who gets represented and monumentalised in it, you? One is being formed and deformed by the environment they are placed into through the way it functions and suggests certain actions in a particular sequence, through the power distribution in its spatial equivalent. READ MORE

  3. 2. Citizens, Leaders, and (Non-)Trust : Democratic protests and peaceful attitudes in Malawi

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Ludwig Prytz; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Non-violent protests are extensively connected to successful democratization, but they also constitute socially fragmenting events. This is particularly dangerous in societies with pre-existing ethnic divisions which is why the protests’ democratizing effects need to be studied on a subnational level. READ MORE

  4. 3. Social Movement Effects on the Market Economy : The Impacts of Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill movement on Hang Seng Properties index

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Junyuan Guo; [2020]
    Keywords : Hang Seng Properties index; political turmoil; market performance; Effekter av sociala rörelser på marknadsekonomin;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyze the effects of political instability on the market performance. The Anti Extradition movement in Hong Kong will be the study object and its impact on the Hang Seng Properties Index will be tested. The market performance will be measured with the parameters market risk and risk premium. READ MORE

  5. 4. Why Women Take to the Streets of Minsk : An Interview Study of Female Protesters' Motivations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Mathilda Gustafsson; [2020]
    Keywords : authoritarian regime; Belarus; collective incentives; motivations; political participation; protest; protest movement; selective incentives; social movement; women.;

    Abstract : While there are numerous examples of research investigating who would protest and why, the research fields of social movements and political participation have not done enough to understand the motivations of women in protest. Nor are there enough studies of the mobilisation of women in anti-regime protest in a post-communist context. READ MORE

  6. 5. Social Movements and Social Media : the case of the Armenian 'velvet' revolution

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Eliza Khurshudyan; [2019]
    Keywords : Armenian revolution 2018; social movement; social media; contentious politics; citizen video-journalism; collective grievance approach;

    Abstract : Depending on the political environment, economic, cultural and social factors, the digital era provides new opportunities and constraints for mobilization of social movements.The current research was focused on exploring how protest leaders and activists used and perceived social media as a tool for communication and organization during the movement “take a step, #RejectSerzh”; a series of peaceful, anti-governmental protests which led to a shift of governmental power in Armenia. READ MORE