The Mahdi's Legal Methodology as a Mechanism for Adapting the Sharî'a in the Sudan to Political and Social Purposes by Aharon Layish

“…'Abd Allâh (best known as Muhammad al-Mahdî) headed a religious-political movement for the revival and reform of Islam (Mah-diyya) in the late 19th century. …”
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TThe Creation and Early Development of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) 1980-93 by Timothy Stapleton

“…Lastly, the further ZANU-ization of the ZDF occurred within the context of operations in southwestern Zimbabwe where it eliminated ZAPU as an opposition political movement and committed atrocities, and in Mozambique where Zimbabwean troops cooperated with allies from overtly politicized armies of neighboring states…”
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The precarity of critique: Cultures of mistrust and the refusal of justification by Witte Daniel

“…In a second step, the paper draws on Luc Boltanski’s theory of justification in order to attain a better understanding of this political movement’s specificities. It is argued that it is a quasi-violent refusal of justification which is constitutive for the movement in question, thereby transcending the reach of Boltanski’s framework to some extent. …”
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AFIRMAREA SOCIETĂŢII CIVILE ÎN CONTEXTUL TEORIEI MODERNIZĂRII (CAZUL REPUBLICII MOLDOVA) by USM ADMIN

“…In this context, the emergence of «Popular Front», as a Political Movement was the central element of the civil society. …”
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Political critique in Madrid’s street art scene: from the late ‘90s until now by Natalia Gutiérrez-Colomer-Ruiz, Violeta Izquierdo-Expósito, Paloma Abejón-Mendoza

“…The aim of this paper is to explore the political messages painted on Madrid’s walls by urban artists from the beginning of this artistic and political movement (the end of the 1990s) to the present day. …”
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European Social Democracy: is there a Chance of Revival? by Boris Guseletov

“…Nevertheless, this is not the first severe crisis that European social democracy is experiencing, and the history of this political movement shows that so far it has managed to overcome all previous crises in the XIX and XX centuries. …”
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Feeling Bad about Emotional History by Alejandro García-Sanjuán

“…In this book, the author treats Andalucismo, a political movement that arose in modern Andalusia early in the twentieth century and was chiefly characterized by an extremely positive view of the Islamic Iberian past (al-Andalus)—a tendency that is certainly unusual in Spain and goes against the prevalent Spanish nationalism. …”
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Paths and trends for researching indigenous education in the South of Brasil by Maria Aparecida Bergamaschi

“…As consequence, there is a growing dialogue between universities, researchers and regional native people, an increase in bibliographic production and the strengthening of the political movement that implements affirmative action and indigenous students admission in universities, including post-graduation programs, launching the indigenous authorship in academic research as well.…”
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“Viajando em Jesus”: os evangélicos norte-americanos e a contracultura by Axel R. Schäfer

“…Conservative Protestant-ism thus constituted a political movement that channeled insurgencies into a cultural form that relegitimized the fundamental trajectories of liberal capitalism and consumerist society.…”
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Autonomy Italian Style: Sovereignty in Südtirol/Alto Adige by José Rafael Gómez Biamón

“…As a consequence, the political movement for self-determination became more relevant and terrorist violence emerged. …”
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Walls and Cows: Social Media, Vigilante Vantage, and Political Discourse by Megan Ward

“…Two case studies on modern vigilante violence provide insight into this phenomenon are as follows: (1) Vigilante nativist militia groups across the United States in support of border militarization have kidnapped migrants in the Southwest desert, documenting these incidents to show support for the Trump Administration and building of a border wall and (2) vigilante mobs in India have circulated videos and media documenting lynchings of so-called “cow killers”; these attacks target Muslims in the light of growing Hindu Nationalist sentiment and political movement in the country. Localized disinformation and personal video allow vigilante content to spread across social media to recruit members for militias, as well as incite quick acts of mob violence. …”
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Radicalism Among Students: A Study of Perception of Radicalism of Indonesian and Malaysian Students by Idzam Fautanu

“…This study found several findings, namely: students' perceptions of the level of radicalism were divided into three levels: 1) high (extremism, socio-political movement for political purposes); 2) medium (intolerance); 3) low (exclusive, does not accept differences of opinion). …”
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GERAKAN HIZBUT TAHRIR DAN RAELITAS POLITIK ISLAM KONTEMPORER DI INDONESIA by Jonkennedi Jonkennedi

“…One of the aspirations that are organized as part of civil society is a political movement. Formal political institutions in the development of democracy continue to decline or deficit. …”
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Islam dan Ideologi dalam Pembangunan di Indonesia: Studi Terhadap Program Nawacita by Abd. Rahman bin Mawazi, Rizki Pradana Hidayatulah

“…The Islamic political movement in Indonesia still leaves the battle of discourse regarding the formalization of Islamic Shari'a as an ideology and Pancasila as the ideology adopted by the current state. …”
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Malay nationalism in the making of modern Malaysia: Abdul Majid Salleh and the Anti-British Movement in Johor 1946-1948 by Ishak Saat, Kamaruzaman Mohd Yusoff, Mohd Kasri Saidon

“…Abdul Majid Salleh was one of the leaders of the Malay nationalism engaged in the political movement in the state of Johor. He was trying to persuade the Malays to rise and fight for their right. …”
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The Malayan Indian Congress and Early Political Rivalry among Indian Organisations in Malaya, 1946–1950 by Rajagopal, Shanthiah, Fernando, Joseph Milton

“…But the MIC's transformation was not without serious challenges from within and from other Indian political movements. This article examines the early period of the party's history to trace the growth of the MIC into the leading political movement of the Indians in Malaya, its internal problems and significant rivalry with other Indian-based organisations during this period and the issues that arose. …”

On the Deliberative Initiation of Macro-Social Change: The Case of the Round Table Negotiations in Poland From the Perspective of a Participant by Janusz Reykowski

“…During the RT talks, the representatives of the ruling party in Poland („communists”) negotiated with the representatives of „Solidarity” (“democratic opposition”) - the very broad socio-political movement representing Polish aspirations to democracy and sovereignty, separate from the Soviet Union. …”
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FCJ-163 Olympic Trolls: Mainstream Memes and Digital Discord? by Tama Leaver

“…In scholarly work, trolling has morphed from a description of newsgroup and discussion board commentators who appeared genuine but were actually just provocateurs, through to contemporary analyses which focus on the anonymity, memes and abusive comments most clearly represented by users of the iconic online image board 4chan, and, at times, the related Anonymous political movement. To explore more mainstream examples of what might appear to be trolling at first glance, this paper analyses the Channel Nine Fail (Ch9Fail) Facebook group which formed in protest against the quality of the publicly broadcast Olympic Games coverage in Australia in 2012. …”
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The Life and Works of Han Shin Gwang : a Midwife and Nurse of Korean Modern Times by YI Ggodme

“…After the Korean Liberation in 1945, she began political movement and went in for a senate election. During the Korean War, she founded a shelter for mothers and children in help. …”
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An exploration of the effects of language policy in education in a contemporary Puerto Rican society by Mirta Maldonado-Valentín

“…Immediately after, Puerto Rican elitists and politicians ignited a political movement against using English (Algren de Gutierrez, 1987), resulting in a language battle fought through a series of educational language policies. …”
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