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Historical research into the infrastructure of protest found that many Australians found ‘quieter’ ways to express their opposition to conflict.
From the Arab Spring to the Belarus Awakening and the ongoing Iranian protest Women, Life, Freedom, female-centered imagery and social media are battlegrounds of resistance and oppression.
Restricting the internet in Senegal is costly. There will be financial costs and damage to livelihoods.
Digitally altered images and other online propaganda are being used to silence marginalized voices and stifle protest movements.
This year, there are more than 400 active anti-trans bills across the U.S. What do things look like in Canada? Are we a safe haven or are we following those same trends?
The Israeli flag has long been associated with the country’s far-right, but anti-government protesters have recently begun using the flag to bolster and legitimize their movement.
As parliamentarians rush to formulate new tougher laws to confront protesters in a bid to protect business, do we not care about our right to protest and protect environment?
Free speech is under attack from both sides of the political spectrum.
Could non-violent action by women ultimately replace military violence? There is much to learn from the bravery of female-led resistance movements during the second world war.
From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, more unionised workforces from Europe to Aotearoa New Zealand fought hard to keep wages abreast with inflation. But it’s unlikely that could happen now.
There is a long history of tossing food at politicians and other controversial figures as a deliciously defiant symbol of objection to their politics and presence in public spaces.
Three scholars examine the implications of the crisis roiling Israel as hundreds of thousands of people protest across country.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child outlines children’s right to peaceful assembly.
Israel’s leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, has fired the country’s defense minister. That deepened the country’s crisis over proposed judicial reforms that even military reservists have protested.
When former President Donald Trump summoned his fans to protest over what he called his imminent indictment, a scholar of democracy saw it as an autocratic move.
Lidia Thorpe’s temporary blocking of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday night has again brought to the surface discussion on the role of protest and police discretion.
‘Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech.’ It’s often misunderstood, by many Americans. A constitutional scholar explains what it really boils down to.
Black police officers can have bias against Black people – and act on it.
Australia Day has not always been celebrated on January 26, and the meaning of the date has been contested historically and today.
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Reader in Political Sociology, Aston University
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Associate Professor of Law, Member of Law as Protection Centre, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Politics, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of Disaster and Emergency Management, York University, Canada
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Lecturer in criminology, Edinburgh Napier University
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Lecturer in Criminology, Edith Cowan University
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Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Professor of Israel Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
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Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Journalism, Radio and Communication, University of Sheffield
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of Journalism, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Political Economy, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior lecturer, The University of Edinburgh
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Senior Associate Fellow on the Middle East at RUSI; Associate Professor in Politics & International Relations, Deputy Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Griffith University
