Canada’s international reputation as a relatively peaceful country is at odds with the noisy protests by people opposed to measures aimed at preventing COVID-19.
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A tight bubble will likely keep the games from becoming a super-spreader event, but how the hosts will handle outspoken athletes remains a concern.
We looked at 125,000 protests across Africa and mapped them against Chinese investments.
It’s important to celebrate when miscarriages of justice are overturned. But the wider implications of the ruling are far from encouraging.
Poisoning Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny didn’t get rid of him. He survived the attack, and now the Kremlin must deal with a reinvigorated reform movement led by Navalny.
New research shows changing your lifestyle for environmental reasons can lead you into political action.
From Peter O'Connor waving the Irish flag in 1906 to rainbow colours at Sochi, athletes have always used the Olympics to share their politics.
Targeting the families of protestors is highly effective as a means of control.
Even aside from the gender-neutral issue, toilets have become highly politicised places, especially when it comes to protest.
Lessons from the British 19th century protests over electoral reform about the significance of crowd sizes.
More than just a musical accolade, UNESCO has recognised the social and political importance of Jamaican music.
Gender based violence should not be addressed only once it has happened, by jailing offenders. Prevention is just as important.
A snap poll intended to boost the Turkish president’s power has stirred up online opposition to his increasing authoritarianism.
Corruption has become one of the biggest concerns for South Africans living in a province that has erupted in violence.
By remorselessly crushing political dissent, Daniel Ortega has squandered his people’s goodwill and eroded his power base.
The events of summer 2011 proved that Israel incubates the same sort of socio-economic discontent that upended the wider Middle East.
With a hollowed-out agenda and a cynical attitude to corruption, Iran’s reformist forces have squandered their people’s trust.
Iran’s main opposition is loath to embrace a new wave of protesters. It may soon have no choice.
The nationwide anti-government protests in Iran could have significant implications in Syria and beyond.
Bob Brown’s successful High Court challenge to an anti-protest law in Tasmania will cause many states to review their own protest laws.
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Professor of Political Sociology, Keele University
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Professor of Politics, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney
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Director, China Studies Centre, Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor & UTS innovation adviser, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Intelligence and Security Studies, Charles Sturt University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Adjunct professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, University of Exeter, University of Exeter
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Professor of Chinese, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
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Associate professor, Centre for Educational Research and Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney
