Tag: Protest

Free Download Ilker Atac, Kim Rygiel, Maurice Stierl, "The Contentious Politics of Refugee and Migrant Protest and Solidarity Movements: Remaking Citizenship from the Margins"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1138734926, 0367143062 | EPUB | pages: 170 | 0.8 mb
Over the past two years, large-scale migratory movements to Europe have gained worldwide attention, and have prompted ever-greater desires to govern and control them. At the same time, we have seen the emergence of political struggles for rights to movement and demands for greater social justice, in both the global ‘north’ and ‘south’. Throughout the world, political mobilizations by refugees, irregularized migrants and solidarity activists have emerged, demanding and enacting the right to move and to stay, struggling for citizenship and human rights, and protesting the violence and deadliness of contemporary border regimes.

Free Download Julian de Medeiros, "Conspiracy Theory in Turkey: Politics and Protest in the Age of ‘Post-Truth’"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 075560072X, 1788311671 | EPUB | pages: 224 | 0.5 mb
Turkey is witnessing an era of political upheaval. From the Gezi protests in 2013 to the attempted military coup of 2016, the concept of `post-truth’ plays a significant role in Turkish politics today. In the chaos of conspiracy theories, hidden enemies and post-coup purges, the unreal merges with the real, fuelling political repression and anti-government sentiment alike. Julian de Medeiros here analyses the many unfolding challenges of Erdogan’s New Turkey, and shows how a fixedly Turkish-style of `post-truth’ has taken root. Examining the relationship between conspiracy theory and `post-truth’, this book sheds light on the strategies of political paranoia that threaten to undermine the success of Turkey’s democratic model. De Medeiros argues that both the Gezi protests and the failed coup attempt need to be considered alongside the emerging anti-democratic and conspiratorial tendencies of an increasingly authoritarian Turkish government. As Turkish democracy continues to evolve with breath-taking speed and unpredictable outcomes, de Medeiros shows how the rise of paranoid politics in Turkey constitutes part of a global trend towards post-truth narratives. He situates Turkish democracy as subject to a global resurgence of strongman leadership and antagonistic populism. Conspiracy Theory in Turkey presents the very first critical account of the Turkish model of a `post-truth politics’. Through a counter-intuitive analysis of conspiracy theory and paranoid politics the book disentangles the real from the unreal and chronicles the emergence of post-truth in Turkey today.

Free Download The Stadium: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play by Frank Andre Guridy
English | August 20, 2024 | ISBN: 1541601459 | 368 pages | PDF | 30 Mb
The "deep and impactful" story of the American stadium (Howard Bryant, author of Full Dissidence)-from the first wooden ballparks to today’s glass and steel mega-arenas-revealing how it has made, and remade, American life.

Free Download Matthew Johnson, Samid Suliman, "Protest: Analysing Current Trends"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1138841080, 0367738708 | EPUB | pages: 306 | 1.0 mb
The politics of the twenty-first century is marked by dissent, tumult and calls for radical change, whether through food riots, anti-war protests, anti-government tirades, anti-blasphemy marches, anti-austerity demonstrations, anti-authoritarian movements and anti-capitalist occupations. Interestingly, contemporary political protests are borne of both the Right and Left and are staged in both the Global North and South. Globally, different instances of protest have drawn attention to the deep fissures which challenge the idea of globalisation as a force for peace. Given the diversity of these protests, it is necessary to examine the particular nature of grievances, the sort of change which is sought and the extent to which localised protest can have global implications. The contributions in this book draw on the theoretical work of Hardt and Negri, David Graeber and Judith Butler, among others, in order explore the nature of hegemony, the Occupy movement, the Arab Spring, the responses

Free Download Johanna Siméant, "Observing Protest from a Place: The World Social Forum in Dakar (2011) "
English | ISBN: 9089647805 | 2015 | 272 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Social movements throughout the world have been central to history, politics, society, and culture. Observing Protest from a Place examines the impact of one such campaign, the global justice movement, as seen from the southern hemisphere. Drawing upon a collective survey from the 2011 World Social Forum in Dakar, the essays explore a number of vital issues, including the methodological problems of studying international activist gatherings and how scholars can overcome those challenges. By demonstrating the importance of the global justice movement and the role of nongovernmental organizations for participants in the southern hemisphere, this volume is an important addition to the literature on community action.

Free Download The Epistemology of Protest: Silencing, Epistemic Activism, and the Communicative Life of Resistance
by José Medina
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0197660908 | 452 Pages | True PDF | 2.56 MB

Free Download Jacob Mwathi Mati, "Political Protest in Contemporary Kenya: Change and Continuities (African Governance)"
English | 2021 | ISBN: 1032238666, 0367280671 | EPUB | pages: 222 | 0.9 mb
This book analyses the emergence, strategies, and outcomes of the struggle to embed democratic governance and constitutional order in Kenya, showcasing both the power and the limits of citizen agency in the struggle to transform a postcolonial African state.

Free Download Sarah Maddison, "The Women’s Movement in Protest, Institutions and the Internet: Australia in transnational perspective"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1138186244, 0415830907 | EPUB | pages: 232 | 0.9 mb
The death of feminism is regularly proclaimed in the West. Yet at the same time feminism has never had such an extensive presence, whether in international norms and institutions, or online in blogs and social networking campaigns. This book argues that the women’s movement is not over; but rather social movement theory has led us to look in the wrong places.

Free Download The Stadium: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play by Frank Andre Guridy
English | August 20th, 2024 | ISBN: 1541601459 | 368 pages | True EPUB | 28.49 MB
The "deep and impactful" story of the American stadium (Howard Bryant, author of Full Dissidence)-from the first wooden ballparks to today’s glass and steel mega-arenas-revealing how it has made, and remade, American life.

Free Download Christine Moliner, "The Indian Farmers’ Protest of 2020-2021: Agrarian Crisis, Dissent and Identity "
English | ISBN: 1032637064 | 2024 | 246 pages | PDF | 11 MB
The Kisan Andolan or the Indian farmers’ protest of 2020-2021 is one of the longest and biggest (and victorious) social movements in the history of independent India. This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to contextualise the movement in the long run. It engages with the historical, social and religious roots of the Andolan, examining what makes it so unique and transformative for Indian polity. It explores the (dis)continuities with previous resistance and contestation movements in India and globally, and debates the role so far of regional, religious and class-caste-gender identities. Through interviews, the volume also gives a specific voice and platform to grassroots activists and farmers from the movement.