Essays about: "Tarrow"
Found 5 essays containing the word Tarrow.
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1. The Pro-Plurality Movement in Germany - How Migrant Organisations and New German Organisations Claim the Vision of an Inclusive Post-Migrant Society
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global StudiesAbstract : Every third child in Germany has a migration background, which makes social negotiations on the participation of migrants and their descendants in this diverse society increasingly relevant. Therefore, the study examines how Migrant Organisations (MOs) and Post-Migrant Organisations (PMO) engage in contentious politics in the context of this increasing plurality. READ MORE
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2. Children's Books: From Shelves to Streets. Children's publishing as a tool for social change in the Italian 'anti-gender' scenario
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : In my Degree Project I developed a case study of two independent publishers that promote children’s literature with a special focus on diversity and challenging gender stereotypes, situating them within the bigger framework of activism for gender equality and against homophobia in Italy. I looked at the potential of children’s literature as a significant instrument of communication for social change and analysed the publishers’ activities as a form of activism, specifically connected with the sphere of education. READ MORE
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3. "They're coming for our games" : A study of far-right social mobilization in the gaming community
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The aim of this is thesis is to study and understand the development within the gaming community in the latter half of 2014, where a harassment campaign against the female developer Zoe Quinn led to an industry-spanning controversy that divided large sections of the gaming community, and how this fed into a far-right radicalization of certain groups of young male gamers. This thesis focuses on the idea that the controversy in question helped mobilize these games into an online social movement that aimed to “take back our games” from the perceived outside threats of feminism and political correctness, and how they through that process became an easy target for assimilation within large far-right and white supremacist movements. READ MORE
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4. Women’s Movement in Contemporary Georgia and The Role of Facebook in Developments of the Movement
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global StudiesAbstract : There is a theoretical debate among social movement scholars around an increasing concern with the role of technology in terms of key social movement activities, including mobilization, running and engaging in campaigns and making claims on authorities. This research deals with this debate and contributes to it with this case study on the Georgian women’s movement. READ MORE
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5. You spy with your little eye : multimedia insights into a global movement from a grassroots perspective
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : The increasing feeling of systemic failure among the public gives rise to a growing number of social movements including the climate movement. The global environmental organization 350.org focuses on building, connecting, and empowering the grassroots climate movement by initiating and facilitating different campaigns, e.g. READ MORE
