scholarly journals Digital participation of left-wing activists in Brazil: cultural events as a cement to mobilization and networked protest

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 261-284
Author(s):  
Julien Figeac ◽  
Nathalie Paton ◽  
Angelina Peralva ◽  
Arthur Coelho Bezerra ◽  
Guillaume Cabanac ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Lexical Analysis ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Cultural Events ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Term Basis ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Activist Groups

This research explores how Brazilian activist groups participate in Facebook to coordinate their social struggles, based on a lexical analysis of publications on 529 pages, published between 2013 and 2017. These groups set up two main repertoires of action by mobilizing Facebook as an arena for challenging political action and a tool for coordinating their mobilizations. This research shows more specifically that artistic expression and the agenda of cultural events are central to these digital action repositories. Publications and conversations related to culture punctuate the ordinary exchange of information between activists, especially during the lulls of social struggles. They structure activist networks on a medium-term basis and contribute to the coordination of social movements by creating the conditions for occasional gatherings, transversal to different types of activism and to various social struggles.

scholarly journals MOVIMIENTOS SOCIALES, DEMOCRACIA, EDUCACIÓN Y LOS DERECHOS EN BRASIL: 2013-2018MOVIMENTOS SOCIAIS, DEMOCRACIA, EDUCAÇÃO E DIREITOS NO BRASIL: 2013-2018SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, DEMOCRACY, EDUCATION AND RIGHTS IN BRAZIL: 2013-2018

2019 ◽  
pp. 55-71
Author(s):  
Maria Da Glória Gohn
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Political Action ◽  
The Political ◽  
Democracy Education ◽  
The Public ◽  
Different Types ◽  
History Of ◽  
Sociedad Civil ◽  
Los Grupos ◽  
Movimientos Sociales

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar el escenario político, social y económico de la historia del Brasil contemporáneo, el período de 2013 a 2018. Destaca las formas de participación de la sociedad civil en los movimientos sociales y las manifestaciones colectivas que se han producido, buscando diferencias y similitudes con respecto a los diferentes tipos de cultura y derechos – antiguos y nuevos. Se centra en las redes de activismo que se han construido en las manifestaciones, destacando: ¿Cuáles son los temas en el escenario público, formas de organización, repertorios de acción social y política, formas de movilización, estrategias y demandas? La pregunta central es: ¿Cómo fue el proceso de repolitización de los grupos de protesta de 2013 a 2018? ¿Qué sentido y dirección han tomado en relación con la democracia? Los hallazgos están organizados en cuatro momentos, dentro de un nuevo ciclo de participación social. O trabalho tem como objetivo analisar no cenário político, social e econômico da história do Brasil contemporâneo o período de 2013 a 2018. Destaca formas de participação da sociedade civil em movimentos sociais e manifestações coletivas ocorridas, buscando as diferenças e semelhanças com respeito a diferentes tipos de cultura e direitos – antigos e novos. Foca as redes de ativismo que se construíram nas manifestações, destacando: quais são os temas no cenário público, formas de organização, repertórios de ação social e política, formas de mobilização, estratégias e demandas. A questão central é: como foi o processo de repolitização dos grupos de protesto de 2013 a 2018? Que sentido e direção eles tomaram em relação à democracia? Os achados são organizados em quatro momentos, dentro de um novo ciclo de participação social. The objective of this work is to analyze the political, social and economic scenario of the history of contemporary Brazil, in the period of 2013 to 2018. It highlights forms of participation of civil society in social movements and collective manifestations that have occurred seeking differences and similarities with respect to different types of culture and rights – old and new. It focuses on the networks of activism that has been built in the manifestations highlighting: What are the themes in the public scenario, forms of organization, repertoires of social and political action, forms of mobilization, strategies and demands. The central question is: How was the re-politicization process of the protest groups from 2013 to 2018? what sense and direction have they taken in relation to democracy? The findings are organized in four moments, within a new cycle of social participation.

scholarly journals Es gibt Alternativen zur ALCA

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (142) ◽  
pp. 81-94
Author(s):  
Ana Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
South America ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Cooperation Agreement ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Government ◽  
Set Up

The Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) could not be set up in the way and time the US-Government firstly wanted. Among others, one of the main reasons was the wide spread network resistance that involved trade unions, social movements and grass roots organizations from North and South America, who worked together to pressure their governments to stop negotiations. A new space for action has emerged in the last few years with the election of left-wing Presidents in South America, converging interest of governments with demands from social movements to overcome neoliberal regional integration. A concrete alternative project against FTAA came up from the cooperation agreement between Venezuela und Cuba, but extended to other countries: The "bolivarian" Alternative for the Americas and Caribbean (ALBA) seeks to establish solidary ways of integration in Latin America.

Is money the creation of the state or the market? (On the “modern monetary theory” as described in the textbook by W. Mitchell, L. R. Wray and M. Watts “Macroeconomics”)

2020 ◽  
pp. 121-134
Author(s):  
S. A. Andryushin
Keyword(s):  
Public Debt ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Full Employment ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Scientific Concept ◽  
Monetary Theory ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Stimulation Of

In 2019, a textbook “Macroeconomics” was published in London, on the pages of which the authors presented a new monetary doctrine — Modern Monetary Theory, MMT, — an unorthodox concept based on the postulates of Post-Keynesianism, New Institutionalism, and the theory of Marxism. The attitude to this scientific concept in the scientific community is ambiguous. A smaller part of scientists actively support this doctrine, which is directly related to state monetary and fiscal stimulation of full employment, public debt servicing and economic growth. Others, the majority of economists, on the contrary, strongly criticize MMT, arguing that the new theory hides simple left-wing populism, designed for a temporary and short-term effect. This article considers the origins and the main provisions of MMT, its discussions with the mainstream, criticism of the basic tenets of MMT, and also assesses possible prospects for the development of MMT in the medium term.

Market of Insurance in Russia: Major Tendencies and Problems of Development

2006 ◽  
pp. 115-127
Author(s):  
T Natkhov
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Statistical Data Analysis ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Insurance Sector ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Basic Characteristics

The article considers recent tendencies in the development of the market of insurance in Russia. On the basis of statistical data analysis the most urgent problems of the insurance sector are formulated. Basic characteristics of different types of insurance are revealed, and measures on perfection of the insurance institution in the medium term are proposed.

Exploration of the Early Childhood Care and Education Provided in Kindergartens in Japan

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Manjinder Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
World War ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Early Childhood Care ◽  
Childhood Care ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Education And Care ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Shed Light

This study tends to shed light on early childhood care and education (ECCE) institutions with special reference to kindergartens in Fukuoka, Japan. The choice of the topic for study was derived by the importance of ECCE in children’s life and huge economic growth of Japan after worst effects of world war-II, which are thought to be linked with the education that children receives in Japan. The study is limited to four kindergartens in Fukuoka City and observations made for the study refers to 2018. Herein, different types of institutions providing ECCE, their infrastructural set-up, activities, along with curriculum are discussed. At the end, issues and challenges of ECCE system in Japan are discussed. It has been observed that the infrastructural facility and nature of activities are of high quality. Each and every care is being taken to inculcate habits, as well as to maintain physical and intellectual growth of children. The children seem to be highly happy and enjoy learning via various activities in these schools. It is clear that the devised policies on education and care of children are implemented in full spirit.

Comparing conspicuous consumption across different experiential products: Culture and leisure

2018 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 430-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred Bronner ◽  
Robert de Hoog
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Performing Arts ◽  
Classical Music ◽  
Conspicuous Consumption ◽  
Minor Importance ◽  
Cultural Events ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Social Visibility ◽  
Experiential Purchases ◽  
Cultural Marketing

Consumer behavior recently underwent three main developments: a shift from material purchases to immaterial experiences, a shift from signaling status and wealth by means of consumer behavior to signaling identity, and increased social visibility due to the growing importance of social media. These trends did arouse a renewed interest in the concept of conspicuous consumption in the area of experiential purchases. Seven different types of experiential purchases are compared as regards the role of conspicuous consumption: the main summer holiday and participation in six different types of cultural events. In the culture study, the same measurement tools were used as in the leisure study. It was found that conspicuous consumption plays a role in these types of purchases. This holds true for status demonstration as well as for identity demonstration. However, there are substantial differences between the different types of cultural events. Conspicuous consumption is important to those who attend festivals, classical music concerts, and pop concerts and is of minor importance as regards going to movies. Based on these findings, we propose a tentative theory about the relationship between conspicuous consumption and type of experiential purchase. Practical implications for marketing are sketched out. In cultural marketing for museums, the performing arts, and cinema, attention should be paid not only to the quality of the event for the self-experience, but also to its status and identity-signaling potential to relevant others.

Crime, Deprivation and Social Sustainability—Evidence across States in India

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 354-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramprasad Sengupta ◽  
Sovik Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Developmental Factors ◽  
The Development Strategy ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
Different Types

We focus in this article on the dimension of social sustainability of the development process— particularly on the determining factors of social tension which results in social disruption in violent forms of the different types of crime—murder, property-related, riots in the presence of polarization and Left-wing insurgency across major states in India. This article makes an attempt to explore the role of economic deprivation—thus, resulting in economic inequality and poverty in addition to infrastructural and other socio-economic developmental factors in determining such crimes in this context. While economic growth has a definite positive role in abating such violent forms of crime and their associated tension, the development strategy should give high priority to literacy, internal security and human development for building up peace and a socially sustainable society in India.

scholarly journals Social Movement Structures in Relation to Goals and Forms of Action: An Exploratory Model

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jurgen Willems ◽  
Marc Jegers
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Classification Criteria ◽  
Mouvements Sociaux ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Nous Utilisons ◽  
Exploratory Model

ABSTRACT This article describes a theoretical taxonomy of the structural features of social movements. We begin by using two classification criteria to analyze the types of relations that characterize the structure of social movements. From there, we look at how differences in structure relate to different goals and forms of action. We then derive a four-fold classification system based on formalization and hierarchy of relationships. For each classification we provide case descriptions of social movements (or parts thereof) using literature on how different movement structures support different types of goals and forms of action. Furthermore, we discuss the dynamics of social movements (or parts thereof) and how their classification may evolve. By doing so, we illustrate how changes in structure, goals, and forms of action mutually influence each other. RÉSUMÉ Cet article dresse une taxonomie théorique des caractéristiques structurelles des mouvements sociaux. Nous utilisons d’abord deux critères de classification pour analyser les types de relation propres à la structure des mouvements sociaux. Par la suite, nous observons comment des différences de structure coïncident avec des buts et des formes d’action différents. Nous développons ensuite un système de classification quadruple fondé sur la formalisation et l’hiérarchisation des relations. Pour chacune des classifications, nous fournissons des descriptions de cas de mouvements sociaux (ou de parties de ceux-ci) en recourant à des écrits sur la manière dont des structures de mouvement différentes entraînent des buts et des formes d’action différents. En outre, nous discutons des dynamiques des mouvements sociaux (ou de parties de ceux-ci) et comment leur classification pourrait évoluer. Par ce moyen, nous illustrons comment des changements de structure, de but et de forme d’action s’influencent réciproquement.

scholarly journals Activismo Transmedia. Narrativas de participación para el cambio social. Entre la comunicación creativa y el media art

Obra digital ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 123-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Ortuño Mengual ◽  
Virginia Villaplana Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Media Art ◽  
Digital Networks ◽  
Participatory Media ◽  
Network Culture ◽  
Activist Groups ◽  
Media Practices

El artículo propone una revisión de prácticas activistas mediáticas, origen de las formas participativas de la narrativa transmedia, en relación al lugar y la acción política. La implantación de las redes digitales ha permitido el desarrollo de una cultura red. Se analizan prácticas artísticas de colectivos activistas y las nuevas propuestas desarrolladas con dispositivos móviles vía GPS y webdoc. En este sentido, se proponen tres líneas discursivas sobre el activismo transmedia: las aperturas narrativas del territorio y la ciudadanía, las políticas de acción y representación colectiva, y finalmente, la expresión de la experiencia mediante el testimonio.Transmedia activism. Participatory narratives for social changeAbstractWe propose a review of media activist practices giving rise to participative transmedia narratives in relation to political action and location. Digital networks have allowed the development of a network culture. We discuss artistic practices of activist groups and new proposals made via GPS with mobile devices and web documentaries. We identify three kinds of discourse in transmedia activism: narratives that open up to the regionand its inhabitants, policies for collective action and representation, and the expression of experiences through witness.Keywords: Transmedia, activism, participatory media practices, discursive communication, creative communication, social artpp. 123-144

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