In the last century, several South American countries faced coups, military dictatorships and social uprisings. Despite economic improvements in recent years, the continent remains mired in unrest.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Protest
Displaying 221 - 240 of 451 articles
East Germans feel alienated and powerless. They see themselves as second-class citizens, while outsiders live high on what is rightfully theirs.
Laws on boycotts already exist, but their aim was never to target consumer groups.
Lebanon’s 1989 peace deal ended a civil war by sharing political power between religious factions. That created a society profoundly divided by religion – something today’s protesters hope to change.
Extinction Rebellion isn’t trying to win support or inspire people – it’s trying to force action.
Indonesia passes a regressive anti-democratic law – with more to come – just as BJ Habibie dies, the president who championed the dramatic reform process that transformed Indonesia after 1998.
They’ve been branded as anarchists and ‘fringe-dwellers’, but do Extinction Rebellion protesters really warrant such drastic reactions?
Why young Iraqis to took the streets in protests that left more than 100 people dead after a brutal suppression.
Protests in Ghana are often misunderstood which is why the root causes need to identified.
Visual arts and performance have always been central to protest movements - but the unified branding of Extinction Rebellion shows a new approach to activism.
The world has witnessed millions of youth demonstrating across the globe about the need for climate action.
The courts have provided little guidance on whether politically-motivated crimes are better or worse than crimes from ‘common criminals’.
As well as an attack on the working classes, Peterloo was also an episode of violence against women.
The reported number of deaths of people campaigning to protect the environment has tripled over a 15 year period.
Rosselló’s corruption is just the latest in a string of disasters for Puerto Ricans – but it also created an opportunity for a stressed community to come together.
Protesters have adopted new approaches stemming from the failures of the 2014 Umbrella Movement and they are building something that is showing resilience to Beijing’s authoritarianism.
The new legislation will give harsher punishment to people who incite others to trespass on farms.
Australian artists are protesting the Adani mine’s potential impact on the black-throated finch. The project is gaining traction online, but in this case, emotive art might not be enough.
Municipal swimming pools flourished in the 20th century. But too often, their success was based on the exclusion of African Americans.
Protests in Hong Kong over a proposed extradition law are the largest in the territory’s history. But not all of the people out in the street share the same tactics or goals.
Top contributors
-
Reader in Political Sociology, Aston University
-
Associate Professor of Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
-
Associate Professor in Politics, University of Birmingham
-
Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
-
Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
-
Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
-
Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Journalism, Radio and Communication, University of Sheffield
-
Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
-
Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University
-
Lecturer in Criminology, Edith Cowan University
-
Senior Associate Fellow on the Middle East at RUSI; Associate Professor in Politics & International Relations; Deputy Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
-
Director, Tas Law Reform Institue / Associate Professor, University of Tasmania, University of Tasmania
-
Professor of UK Human Rights Law, University of East Anglia
-
Associate Professor of Computer Science, Rhodes University
-
Professor in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London
