Extremism and Intelligence by Julian Richards

“… Contemporary extremist threats encompass a widening spectrum, whereby long-standing threats are supplemented by the stubborn persistence of historical threats, and by the emergence of new threats and Violent Transnational Social Movements (VTSMs). For security and intelligence agencies, the management challenges posed by the evolving picture are complex and multi-faceted. …”
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Indigenous Political and Intellectual Elite in Ecuador: Notes on its formation in Western modernity by Leticia Cristina Bizarro Barbosa

“…The article presents the theme and the context in which the process takes place; the formation and maintenance of elites; and discusses the formation of an indigenous political and intellectual elite in Ecuador, verifying how indigenous political and social movements appear in the national situation.…”
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CONTRARREFORMAS EM TEMPOS DE INCERTEZAS: como fica a vida das mulheres? by Marly de Jesus Sá Dias, Celecina de Maria Veras Sales

“…Social and political setbacks that threaten the dignity of the working class, with serious aggravation for women and that challenges social movements, such as feminists. It is concluded that a profound renewal of the meaning of collective actions, new structures of participation are necessary for the defense of social rights essential to human life and as a duty of the State.…”
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When Peasants Enter the Scene: Brazil’s landless rural workers movement (MST) theatrical work and the interface with audiovisual language by Rafael Litvin Villas Bôas, Felipe Canova

“…In this article it is analyzed the presence of peasants in the Brazilian theater, in a historical perspective from the pre-coup of 1964 until the recent period, in which connections were established between social movements like MST and political theater collectives and grassroots video. …”
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Weaving a Queer Space of Refuge, Resistance and Autonomy in Mexico City by Miranda Amatista, Ana Vilenica

“…In this conversation Miranda Amatista shares the history of the space, which is organized and led by a group of lesbian, trans, and queer women, deeply connected to other feminist, trans, prisoner-rights, women vendors, and anti-capitalist political and social movements.Miranda emphasized their belief in the power of creating alternative spaces and ways of life as a form of resistance against the system. …”
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CITIZENSHIP IN MENTAL HEALTH AND POPULAR PARTICIPATION by Denise Bermudez Pereira, Valéria Cristina Christello Coimbra, Teila Ceolin, Alexandra da Rosa Martins

“…On mental health, the year of 1978 marked the beginning of social movements which soughtthe rights of individuals with mental disorders. …”
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Ordinary Spaces and Extraordinary Transformations: Ação da Cidadania’s Fight Against Hunger by Tamara Zambiasi

“…Ação da Cidadania serves as an example of partnership and solidarity for social change, creating non-state public spaces and inspiring civil organizations and social movements. …”
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Feminist Political Economy of Health: Current Perspectives and Future Directions by Iffath Unissa Syed

“…Given that there are dual crises with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as social movements pushing for change, further work that uses intersectional approaches is advocated.…”
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Along the Road: The Ngäbe-Buglé Struggle to Protect Environmental Resources in Panama by Rogelio Cansari, Quentin Gausset

“…We argue that this is due to an unprecedented alliance between Indigenous people and other social movements in Panama, as well as to the fact that Indigenous people have succeeded in federating all major civil society organizations around their discourses and actions.…”
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MIGRANTES DA TERRA: a migração em áreas de reforma agrária no Maranhão by José Jonas Borges da Silva

“…Also discusses the role of social movements and their relation with the migration process, with reference to the peasant struggles carried out from the 1950s, marking the Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST), while peasant political organization of the community searched.…”
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Introduction to Diseña 22: Design, Oppression, and Liberation (2nd issue) by Frederick M. C. van Amstel, Rodrigo Freese Gonzatto, Lesley-Ann Noel

“…The contributions follow recent moves in social movements and social sciences that recognize that tackling different oppression relations enables seeing oppressive structures more clearly. …”
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Extremist Propaganda and the "Politics of the Internet" by Julian Richards

“… In this paper, I review some of the discussions about the politics of the internet and relate them to our most recent understanding of rapidly evolving Violent Transnational Social Movements (VTSMs). I frame the analysis in terms of the key actors involved in shaping and governing the internet, organised as a triumvirate of citizen, state and internet service provider (ISP). …”
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Introduction to Diseña 22: Design, Oppression, and Liberation (2nd issue) by Frederick M. C. van Amstel, Rodrigo Freese Gonzatto, Lesley-Ann Noel

“…The contributions follow recent moves in social movements and social sciences that recognize that tackling different oppression relations enables seeing oppressive structures more clearly. …”
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Introduction to Diseña 22: Design, Oppression, and Liberation (2nd issue) by Frederick M. C. van Amstel, Rodrigo Freese Gonzatto, Lesley-Ann Noel

“…The contributions follow recent moves in social movements and social sciences that recognize that tackling different oppression relations enables seeing oppressive structures more clearly. …”
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Introduction to Diseña 22: Design, Oppression, and Liberation (2nd issue) by Frederick M. C. van Amstel, Rodrigo Freese Gonzatto, Lesley-Ann Noel

“…The contributions follow recent moves in social movements and social sciences that recognize that tackling different oppression relations enables seeing oppressive structures more clearly. …”
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Uncanny companions: kinship, activism, and public health as interdependent modalities of care provision under Greek austerity by Andreas Streinzer

“…The anthropology of the economic crisis since 2007/ 08 analyses the emergence of solidarity practices among social movements, kinship, and friendship during austerity and the recession in Southern Europe. …”
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Two Movements that have Shaped a Nation: A Course in the Convergence of Professional values and Environmental Struggles 1 by Maria Bartlett

“…Arcata, California, a community recognized for “green” politics and environmental activism, provides a natural setting for a university course that links two major American social movements: environmentalism , a commitment to the preservation of the natural world, and social welfare , the struggle for social justice and human rights. …”
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Introduction to Diseña 22: Design, Oppression, and Liberation (2nd issue) by Frederick M. C. van Amstel, Rodrigo Freese Gonzatto, Lesley-Ann Noel

“…The contributions follow recent moves in social movements and social sciences that recognize that tackling different oppression relations enables seeing oppressive structures more clearly. …”
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Emotion, cultural trauma and mobilization: The Mexican solidarity movement toward Ayotzinapa victims by Tommaso Gravante, Alice Poma

“…<p>Based on social movements studies literature on emotions and protest, in this article we analyse the mobilization process of people who participated in the march for the first anniversary of the disappearance of 43 students of the rural school of Ayotzinapa (September 26, 2015) in Mexico City. …”
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Historia y memoria del trabajo forzado del sistema concentracionario franquista by Juan Carlos García-Funes, Fernando Mendiola Gonzalo

“…We aim to stress the importance of this system within Spanish contemporary historiography, taking into account different approaches from researches, social movements and public policies.…”
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