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Military-protester relations: Insights from nonviolence research
In: Security & defence quarterly, Band 36, Heft 4, S. 7-22
ISSN: 2544-994X
Military forces are sometimes called out to confront unarmed civilian protesters, a contingency for which they may or may not be prepared. Studies of civil-military relations have focused on relations between civilian and military elites, with interactions between armed forces and civilian protesters given little or no attention. The objective here is to improve understanding of military-protester dynamics. Key relevant features of nonviolent action are outlined, including methods, campaign stages and theoretical assumptions, with a particular focus on interactions with troops. The implications for military-protester dynamics are spelled out with illustrations from several protest campaigns. When troops use force against non-resistant protesters, this sometimes creates more support for the protest movement, a process called political jiu-jitsu. An important method used by some protesters is fraternisation, namely trying to win over troops to their side. Commanders and troops, through their actions, can encourage or discourage protesters' use of nonviolent methods. Learning about military-protester dynamics is important for both strategists and practitioners.
Dealing with Conspiracy Theory Attributions
In: Social epistemology: a journal of knowledge, culture and policy, Band 34, Heft 5, S. 409-422
ISSN: 1464-5297
Pressed for Time [Book Reviews]
In: IEEE technology and society magazine: publication of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, Band 36, Heft 2, S. 22-24
ISSN: 0278-0097
The Dynamics of Nonviolence Knowledge*
In: Mobilization: An International Quarterly, Band 20, Heft 4, S. 533-545
Nonviolent action, despite its widespread use and successes, has received relatively little scholarly attention and financial support compared to military research and studies of conventional politics. Understanding the direction and content of knowledge about nonviolence is a project in the tradition of the sociology of knowledge that can help explain why the study of nonviolence has been marginalized, why misconceptions about it persist, why so much research in the area has been oriented to challenging regimes, and how nonviolence researchers are connected to nonviolence practice. This investigation leads to some suggestions for social movement scholars, in particular the value of studying agency and strategy, and the possibility of gaining insight by being involved in the movements being studied.
Failures of nonviolent action?
In: Global change, peace & security, Band 28, Heft 1, S. 117-122
ISSN: 1478-1166
Learning from Delusions [Opinion]
In: IEEE technology and society magazine: publication of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, Band 34, Heft 2, S. 18-20
ISSN: 0278-0097
Tactics of political lying: The Iguanas affair
In: Journal of language and politics, Band 13, Heft 4, S. 837-856
ISSN: 1569-9862
Political lying recurrently becomes a major issue in the media. Audience members seldom have first-hand information and hence rely on media stories to assess claims. Although background information may not be available, the tactics used by key players are more likely to be reported. Two models for analysing tactics are introduced, one based on methods of deception, detection and response, the other based on methods to reduce or increase outrage over something perceived to be wrong. Each model is applied to claims and counter-claims concerning the behaviour of two Australian politicians. Most of the tactics used in the case study fit the deception-detection-response model, but some do not; the outrage management model overcomes these limitations: nearly all tactics used fit into the model's categories. Media audiences, by being aware of likely tactics, can better judge whether lying is involved.
Snowden's Lessons for Whistleblowers [Commentary]
In: IEEE technology and society magazine: publication of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, Band 33, Heft 4, S. 37-43
ISSN: 0278-0097
When public health debates become abusive
Ideally, public health debates are conducted civilly and focus on the evidence and the public good. In practice, many debates deviate markedly from this approach, for example with personal denigration of opponents. To help assess methods used in public health debates, a classificatory system of ideal types is introduced, with the categories of deliberative democracy, marketplace of ideas, marketplace of abusive comment, dominant orthodoxy, authoritarianism, and totalitarianism. To illustrate how methods can be fitted into these ideal types, instances of opposition to the Australian Vaccination Network are examined. Being able to identify the types of methods used in particular debates provides public health advocates with opportunities to reflect on the impact of different methods deployed and how they relate to public participation and free speech.
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Reform - when is it worthwhile?
In: Anarchist studies, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 55-71
ISSN: 0967-3393
Diana Denham and the C.A.S.A. Collective (eds), Teaching Rebellion: Stories from the Grassroots Mobilization in Oaxaca Review
In: Anarchist studies, Band 18, Heft 2, S. 118-119
ISSN: 0967-3393
Opposing Surveillance
In: IEEE technology and society magazine: publication of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, Band 29, Heft 2, S. 26-32
ISSN: 0278-0097
Techniques to Pass on: Technology and Euthanasia
In: Bulletin of science, technology & society, Band 30, Heft 1, S. 54-59
ISSN: 1552-4183
Proponents and opponents of euthanasia have argued passionately about whether it should be legalized. In Australia in the mid-1990s, following the world's first legal euthanasia deaths, Dr. Philip Nitschke initiated a different approach: a search for do-it-yourself technological means of dying with dignity. The Australian government has opposed this effort, especially through heavy censorship. The citizen efforts led by Nitschke have the potential to move the euthanasia issue from a debate about legalization to a struggle over technology.