The aim of this article is to explore the use of 3 concepts of media studies—media practices,
mediation, and mediatization—in order to build a conceptual framework to study social …

Over the past few years, studies in political ecology and environmental justice have been
increasingly connecting the commons and social movements empirically, giving shape to a …

Social psychological research has taught us a lot about why people protest. This article
provides a theoretical and empirical overview. Discussed are grievances, efficacy …

Social media assume a role in activism by enabling the powerless to voice widely shared
grievances and organise unequally distributed resources. However, the predominant focus …

The concept of empowerment represents a change from a deficit centred perspective on
recipients of social work. The practice of empowerment aims at strengthening the skills of …

Este artigo apresenta as três principais teorias de explicação dos movimentos sociais,
constituídas nos anos 1970; a Teoria de Mobilização de Recursos, a Teoria do Processo …

Abundant literature shows the effects of negative emotions on motivations to engage in
collective action (ie, to collectively mobilize personal resources to achieve a common …

Social media are increasingly credited with the emergence and rapid scaling of social
movements. Consequently, many studies have explored the role of social media and other …

Teachers carry out a number of roles in the educational system. Their primary role is to help
all students develop knowledge and skills, but, most of the time, they take on the role of …

This is both the first systematic introduction to Discourse Studies for students and scholars of
social movements and a study of discourses on the European “refugee crisis”, by leading …