Queer Sinophone Malaysia: Language, Transnational Activism, and the Role of Taiwan

This article explores the concepts of transnational relations and activism in the study of International Relations, specifically the role of civil society in transnational advocacy. It is fascinating to discuss the role of civil society when state actors are no longer the most prominent actors in International Relations studies in the midst of globalisation. Some articles related to transnational relations have been written by the scholars of International Relations such as Thomas Risse-Kappen (1995). Even so, one of the most sophisticated concepts of transnational activism was introduced by Margaret Keck and Kathryn Sikkink (1998), in Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics. In order to fully understand transnational activism in the study of International Relations, a divergent perspective can be applied. In this article, the authors aim to examine the recent debates and its counternarratives in International Relations through critical and constructivism lenses. Firstly, this article would describe the concepts of transnationalism and transnational activism in the study of International Relations (state of the art). Secondly, it would be a discussion in the literature on transnationalism and transnational activism which cover themes about norm diffusion, the ‘boomerang pattern’, political opportunity structures and accountability and effectiveness. The last part is conclusion that can be drawn from this consensus and debates in the concept of transnational activism.

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An ‘activist diaspora’ as a response to authoritarianism in Myanmar: the role of transnational activism in promoting political reform

Civil Society Activism under Authoritarian Rule ◽

10.4324/9780203094549-16 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 197-234

Keyword(s):

Political Reform ◽

Transnational Activism

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Engagement, bonding, and identity across multiple platforms: Avaaz on Facebook, YouTube, and MySpace

MedieKultur Journal of media and communication research ◽

10.7146/mediekultur.v28i52.5486 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 28 (52) ◽

pp. 21 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Anastasia Kavada

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Social Networks ◽

Social Media ◽

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Empirical Data ◽

Textual Analysis ◽

Transnational Activism ◽

Collective Voice ◽

Social Media Platforms

This article explores the role of social media platforms in transnational activism by examining the case of Avaaz.org, an international advocacy organization aiming to bring people-powered politics to global decision-making. Focusing on the Avaaz website, its channel on YouTube, its page on Facebook and its profile page on MySpace, the article investigates the affordances of these platforms for identity-building, bonding, and engagement. The empirical data is derived from features analysis of the selected web platforms, as well as textual analysis of the comments posted by users. The findings show that while social media platforms make individual voices more visible, their design helps Avaaz to maintain a coherent collective voice. In terms of bonding, platforms allow individual activists to communicate with the organization and to spread its message to their existing social networks, but opportunities for private interpersonal communication with other Avaaz supporters are limited.

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Against the current: The emergence of a media democratization policy agenda in Latin America

Global Media and Communication ◽

10.1177/1742766517734253 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 229-248

Author(s):

Philip Kitzberger

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Latin American ◽

Political Elite ◽

Policy Agenda ◽

Transnational Activism ◽

American Media ◽

The Media ◽

The Subject ◽

Spontaneous Reaction

In Latin America, the role of the media in democratic societies has recently become the subject of public debates, struggles and political mobilizations that have denaturalized the existing media order and established a distinct policy agenda oriented towards media democratization. This region-wide trend – a counter-tendency to the globally dominant market-driven orientation of media and telecommunication policies – requires explanation. This article stresses that it cannot be attributed to a spontaneous reaction to market concentration or media elitism, just as it cannot be reduced to a top-down process driven by populist leaders seeking to control the media. Drawing on social movement literature, the article traces four interacting processes – domestic network mobilization, reframing processes, transnational activism and changes in political elite alignments – that have brought about the unprecedented politicization of the Latin American media order.

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Transnational Activism and Domestic Politics: Arms Exports and the Anti-Apartheid Struggle in the UK–South Africa Relations (1959–1994)

Foreign Policy Analysis ◽

10.1093/fpa/orab023 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Rodrigo Fracalossi de Moraes

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Foreign Policy ◽

United Kingdom ◽

Domestic Politics ◽

Transnational Activism ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Advocacy Network ◽

Arms Exports ◽

The Uk

ABSTRACT In 1964, the UK government imposed an arms embargo on South Africa, which it maintained until the end of the white minority rule. What explains this embargo? Using mainly archival evidence, this paper demonstrates that domestic political dynamics in the United Kingdom mediated the influence of the transnational anti-apartheid and anti-colonial struggles on the British government. The United Kingdom imposed and maintained this embargo due in part to a domestic advocacy network, whose hub was the Anti-Apartheid Movement. The paper provides a comprehensive explanation of an important issue in British foreign policy, the anti-colonial struggle, and Southern Africa's history. There are theoretical implications for foreign policy analysis concerning the role of advocacy networks, interactions between local and global activism, the role of political parties’ ideology and contestation, the effects on foreign policy of changes in a normative environment, the effects of norm contestation, and normative determinants of sanctions.

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Introduction

10.21313/hawaii/9780824867133.003.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Simon Avenell

Keyword(s):

Industrial Pollution ◽

Environmental Activism ◽

Border Crossing ◽

Transnational Activism ◽

Environmental Injustice ◽

Local Experience ◽

National Borders

This chapter introduces the central arguments of the book. It discusses how industrial pollution in 1960s Japan produced a powerful environmental injustice paradigm which helped to fuel later transnational activism. The chapter highlights the role of leading activists who served as “rooted cosmopolitans,” connecting struggles separated by national borders. The chapter suggests that Japanese transnational environmental activism is a good example of the ways local experience can engender border-crossing solidarities and struggles.

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Media Sosial dan Revolusi Politik: Memahami Kembali Fenomena “Arab Spring” dalam Perspektif Ruang Publik Transnasional

Jurnal Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik ◽

10.22146/jsp.13130 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 114

Author(s):

Ahmad. R Mardhatillah Umar ◽

Arief Bakhtiar Darmawan ◽

Faela Sufa Sufa ◽

Gebyar Lintang Ndadari

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Middle East ◽

Civil Rights ◽

Public Discourse ◽

Cultural Tradition ◽

Transnational Activism ◽

Protest Movements ◽

International Issue ◽

The Revolution

This paper aims to analyze some linkages between revolution, public sphere, and transnational activism through social media in the Middle East. A revolution in Tunisia in 2011 became an international issue aft er the revolution spreaded to other states in the region. Aft er Tunisia, protest movements began to ignite in Egypt, Libya, Yemen,and Jordania. This wave of revolution comes into a public discourse: what causes this movement? How coulda revolution in one country inspire another revolution in another country? To answer these questions, weanalyze the role of social media as a “bridge” to connect activists in the Middle East to make a revolution. Weconclude that transnational activism was formed by routine and massive reports from media which explainedwhat hadhappened in the Middle East during the revolution. The reports were followed by a spread of the ideaof democracy and civil rights through social media. As a consequence, revolution took place in several othercountries whose socio-cultural tradition are similar to that of Tunisia.

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Transnational Activism, the Local, and Japanese Civil Society

10.21313/hawaii/9780824867133.003.0008 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Simon Avenell

Keyword(s):

Civil Society ◽

Minority Groups ◽

Border Crossing ◽

Transnational Activism ◽

Advocacy Groups ◽

New Ideas ◽

Health And Development ◽

Central Argument ◽

1960S And 1970S

This chapter reiterates the central argument that the experience with industrial pollution in 1960s and 1970s Japan nurtured an “environmental injustice paradigm” which, in turn, fueled transnational mobilizations in the coming decades. The chapter highlights the role of rooted cosmopolitans who served as the connective tissue between local movements and struggles abroad. Significantly, the chapter notes that the movements explored throughout the study were part of a broader Japanese grassroots reengagement with Asia from the 1970s onward, involving women’s advocacy groups, movements of minority groups, and nongovernmental organizations working on health and development issues. The chapter suggests that these transnational movements played an important role in introducing new ideas and practices into Japanese civic activism which contributed to the development of civil society. These border-crossing movements have been largely invisible in historiography to date because of a general focus on events unfolding within the nation.

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Explaining Variation in Transnational Climate Change Activism: The Role of Inter-Movement Spillover

Global Environmental Politics ◽

10.1162/glep_a_00225 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 7-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

Jennifer Hadden

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Social Movement ◽

Quantitative Data ◽

Global Justice ◽

Climate Justice ◽

Transnational Activism ◽

Global Justice Movement ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Over Time

How can we explain variation in the volume and character of transnational collective action on climate change? This paper presents original qualitative and quantitative data to document how transnational activism on climate change has changed over time. The author draws attention to the role of transnational social movement spillover—a process by which ideas, activists, and tactics are diffused from one movement to another—in explaining this evolution. The article examines the spillover of the global justice movement to the climate justice movement from 2007 to 2009, linking this spillover to changes in the nature of activism. In contrast to previous approaches, this work shows that transnational social movement spillover can result in the expansion of contention without radicalizing those actors already involved. This case demonstrates the theoretical importance of the spillover process and offers lessons for future climate activism.

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Four Against KiK: A Conversation with Caspar Dohmen

Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Rights - Transnational Legal Activism in Global Value Chains ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-73835-8_8 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 129-134

Author(s):

Michael Bader

Keyword(s):

Crucial Role ◽

Transnational Activism ◽

Raising Awareness ◽

The Media ◽

Strategic Litigation

AbstractCaspar Dohmen is a business journalist, author and lecturer living in Berlin. In this interview, he speaks to Michael Bader about the role of the media in raising awareness, transnational activism and strategic litigation claims. Their conversation illuminates the crucial role of journalists regarding inter-connected transnational social struggles, such as global production of textile and garment.

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