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Human rights are endless 😇. Don't let anyone tell you that your human rights can be taken away because they can't.... Even the "right" to carry a firearm!!!!!!
Watched the previous 2 episodes on this Series, it is VERY simple and comprehensive. It gives us the building blocks to understanding what it is that we are trying to accomplish in the Isreal and Palestine Conflict. This information is the foundation of the process of creating peace. So, thank you so much for creating this series, as it will be very helpful in knowing what I will write about in my research paper on creating peace for Israel and Palestine.
Many thanks to Prof. Mertig for providing feedback on the Chapter, and in particular pointing out my mistake (whoops); she wrote, "I did just want to point out that Yellowstone was indeed the first national park in the U.S. (1872) but it was primarily set aside out of scientific curiosity. Yosemite, while not technically the first (it was established in 1890), is typically taken as a pivotal/foundational representation of the whole preservationist idea of what parks are about." Thanks Prof. Mertig!
You can click through to the Handbook itself at the Routledge website here: www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Environmental-Movements/Grasso-Giugni/p/book/9780367428785 .
Thanks for making there videos It would be nice to hear about which types of activism are most effective, and the effectiveness of violent protests (which would seem to get higher media coverage). Also maybe taking a critical look at the cases in history when violence was successful to overthrow oppression ?
Thanks Hugo! We do have a hope of making content on that topic. The short version is that our theoretical model says that there are 7 key goals in effective activism, awareness raising (where as you say, violence can be effective), and then 6 others where it is usually counter-productive: building sympathy, generating intentions, generating action, sustaining the movement over time, building coalitions, and avoiding counter-mobilisation. The longer version can be read in our book here doi.org/10.1017/9781108975476 (email for PDF). Regarding violent revolutions, Erica Chenoweth has some good stuff, but I especially recommend THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DICTATORSHIPS by Fathali Moghaddam. The key issue is that the incoming govt may fall prey to the same corruption and despotism.
The insight here is profound. Why hasn't many people seen it? I recommend this for everyone that might have something to do with the concept of deradicalization.
To read more about empowerment, check out the chapter by John Drury and colleagues online here: www.researchgate.net/publication/320225988_Empowerment_The_Intersection_of_Identity_and_Power_in_Collective_Action .
To read more about empowerment, check out the chapter by John Drury and colleagues online here: www.researchgate.net/publication/320225988_Empowerment_The_Intersection_of_Identity_and_Power_in_Collective_Action
The book _The Psychology of Effective Activism_ is available at this link www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/psychology-of-effective-activism/EA03C9BB6D6C8A760469BC62E765D815 (or check out your local library).
You can learn more about Neil Ferguson's work, referenced in the video, here: crestresearch.ac.uk/people/neil-ferguson/ ; and here: scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=jUZoEw0AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate .
I'm really curious about the reasons why people join protest sometimes but they do not get into organizations, or join one protest and not continue? I feel that there is a discontinuity there and I'm curious as to why that might be.
