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Abstract: The aim of this paper is to shift attention to forms of public engagement and collective action which depart from understandings of ‘civic culture’, but which are nonetheless carried out in the name of justice. Digital... more
Depuis l’ère coloniale, la jeunesse casablancaise s’est profondément impliquée dans les émeutes à répétition qui ont marqué l’histoire de la ville. Les jeunes casablancais ont été souvent sur le devant de la scène politique et sociale... more
In this essay, I read Puerto Rican pop star Luis Fonsi’s 2017 chart-topping single, “Despacito” (Slowly), as emblematic of dominant global trajectories. While “slowness” is here equated to maximising the pleasures of heterosexual male... more
Collective action in agriculture and natural resource management is all too often perceived of in terms of the mere number of participants, with little consideration given to who participates, why, and the outcomes of inequitable... more
Ernest Shackleton’s discerning mind and contagious optimism makes his leadership legendary and inspiring for so many of today’s leaders in a variety of fields such as sports, politics, education and business.
This is a contributed paper submitted to IAAE conference Beijing, August, 2009
The following text attempts, without pretending completeness, to analyze approaches to action research based on where and how they position themselves socially , on how they work, and on their actual basic distinctions. The result is a... more
This article presents a bibliographic review of the main trends of thought that have proposed models for the management of common-pool resources – CPR. It describes three generations of researchers; first, the conservative ideas of Garret... more
To investigate the existence of an autonomous system justification motive that guides human behavior, we tested the dissonance-inspired strong system-justification thesis: that the cognitive effort expended to justify societal systems on... more
This book is an inquiry into particular matters concerning the nature, normativity, and aftermath of evil action. It combines philosophical conceptual analysis with empirical studies in psychology and discussions of historical events to... more
As the carbon dioxide concentration in the air is increasing, the oceans are changing: they are getting warmer (global warming) and more acidic (ocean acidification). These threats are very likely to have substantial impacts on marine... more
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has long advocated reducing the time period between the filing of a petition to form a union and union certification elections. This ISERP Working Paper shows that despite this objective there... more
It has long been recognised that the ownership of a resource largely influences the way that the resource is used and managed for future use. The definition of property rights as "the capacity to call upon the collective to stand... more
The Anthropocene presents society with a super wicked problem comprised of multiple contingent and conflicting issues driven by a complex array of change agents. Super wicked problems cannot be adequately addressed using siloed... more
Studi kasus di desa penelitian yang terletak di Kabupaten Lombok Timur ini berfokus kepada advokasi perlindungan perempuan dan anak terkait isu kekerasan dalam rumah tangga. Advokasi ini dilakukan melalui masyarakat desa melalui... more
Compost micro-entrepreneurship has been used as strategy to increase the incomes of poor and rural farming communities. Nevertheless, several difficulties can arise to sustain these small businesses. The conversion of organic material... more
This article presents a quantitative study of differential participation in low- and high-risk activism in the Danish refugee solidarity movement. Distinguishing between low- and high-risk activism, it shows the fruitfulness of combining... more
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Course 2018-2019. Carlos III University - Rubén Díez García
Humans are a coalitional, parochial species. Yet, extreme actions of solidarity are sometimes taken for distant or unrelated groups. What motivates people to become solidary with groups to which they do not belong originally? Here, we... more
Climate change challenges also present opportunities for influencing related regulations and Government intervention and creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in individual corporate and collaborative responses to break free of... more
24 hours writen assignment on the topic of defining social innovation based on The International Handbook on Social Innovation by F. Moulaert et al. How the concept of social innovation is both different from and similar to economic... more
Aim. The purpose of this study was to compare the frequency of social stigma experiences reported by patients with schizophrenia and by people with other health problems. Method. The stigma subscale of the Consumer Experiences of Stigma... more
In order to understand when and why social change occurs, we must first understand the psychological processes that lead people to act in ways that sustain or challenge the status quo. This chapter discusses two psychological models of... more
Les altermondialistes et les indignés ont déployé une culture militante « alteractiviste » dans laquelle la démocratie est une revendication centrale mais aussi - et avant tout - un ensemble de pratiques et une exigence personnelle. Cet... more
Extreme rituals entail excessive costs without apparent benefits, which raises an evolutionary cost problem (Irons, 2001). It is argued that such intense rituals enhance social cohesion and promote cooperative behaviors (Atran & Henrich,... more
Today, the development of territories relies largely on collective intelligence. The following comments aim to highlight the existence of a specific mode of regulation of collective action, strategic territorial management. One of its... more
This article examines how contemporary student movements are disrupting, opposing and displacing entrenched oppressive and dehumanizing reforms, practices and frames in today’s corporate academia. This work is divided in four sections.... more