Essays about: "non-violent direct action"

Found 2 essays containing the words non-violent direct action.

1. 1. The Recipe for Engagement in a Direct-Action Climate Movement for the Future of Humanity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildning

   Author : Elisabet Dahlstrand; [2020]
   Keywords : Extinction Rebellion; Motivation; Social Movements; Climate Activism; Climate Justice; Climate Emergency; Civil Disobedience; Collective Action; Emotions; Social Identity; Earth and Environmental Sciences; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Climate scientists have sounded the alarm for decades, making increasingly frightening predictions about the coming effects of climate change, yet world leaders have largely failed to address the climate change crisis. As the real time effects of climate change are starting to be felt around the world, citizen activists are increasingly taking matters into their own hands, adding pressure on governments to act swiftly and forcefully. READ MORE

3. 2. A Critical Discourse Analysis of Non-violent Direct Action within This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

   Author : Sanna Thöresson; [2020]
   Keywords : Extinction Rebellion; social movements; critical discourse analysis; non-violent direct action; environmental justice; intersectionality; embodiment;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the portrayal of non-violent direct action (NVDA) in This Is Not a Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook by considering the two chapters “Courting Arrest” by Jay Griffiths, and “The Civil Resistance Model” by Roger Hallam. Using critical discourse analysis in the style of Norman Fairclough, I examine the textual features, discourse practices, and social practices of the chapters by applying theories of environmental justice, intersectionality, and embodiment. READ MORE