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This paper examines certain major demographic bases of ethnic identity change among the mass populations of the non-Russian nationalities of the USSR. Ethnic identity is defined here as an individual's affective attachment to certain core symbols of his nationality group: the group name and its historic language. The hypotheses tested concern the impact of social mobilization, contact with Russians, and traditional religion on ethnic identity change. The levels of Russification of 46 indigenous nationalities whose official national homelands have Autonomous Oblast status or higher are examined on the basis of 1959 Soviet census materials. By use of regression analysis it is shown that: (a) social mobilization is strongly conducive to the Russification of non-Russian nationalities residing in their official areas; (b) exposure to Russians is conducive to the Russification of both mobilized and unmobilized local populations, but the Russification effect of exposure to Russians is much smaller for the unmobilized than for the mobilized populations; (c) even where exposure to Russians is extensive and enduring, both socially mobilized and unmobilized Muslim ethnic groups are much less likely to be Russified than non-Muslims; it is proposed that a Muslim ethnic ideology mediates between the dynamic demographic influences on Russification and the actual manifestation of Russification.

Crisis and Social Mobilization in Contemporary Spain- Front Cover -- Crisis and Social Mobilization in Contemporary Spain -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- List of abbreviations -- Map of Spain and Autonomous Communities -- Chapter 1: Beyond austerity and indignation: embodiments, spaces, and networks in the 15M movement: an introduction -- Zooming in on the 15M -- Zooming out -- About the volume -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: Among militants and deliberative laboratories: the indignados -- Introduction -- Moving the deliberative space from activist organizations to the public sphere of the citizen -- The origins of the 15M movement's deliberative practices -- Space and disciplinary mechanisms in the 15M movement -- Conclusions -- Methodological appendix -- Data sources -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3: Identity in the move: between emotional and relational processes of mobilization -- Context of emergence of the 15M movement: multi-dimensional crisis and cycle of protest -- A superhero against injustices -- Indignant, but also joyful and empowered -- A social movement of persons -- Politics of the encounter -- Conclusions -- Data sources -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: From digital commons to society commons: influence of the free culture movement in the 15M mobilization -- Introduction -- The wave of mobilization through social networks arrives in Spain: a surprising start -- Composition of the 15M: precedents and synergies around the mobilization of 15M -- The FCM in the genealogy of the 15M -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Methodological appendix -- Data sources -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5: La revolución será feminista, o no será: reflections on feminisms and the 15M -- Introduction -- The relation between mixed spaces and feminisms -- Feminisms and the 15M

Foreword . - Acknowledgements . - 1: Introduction: The Ebola Nightmare in Liberia and West Africa . - 2: The Ebola Nightmare in Liberia and West Africa . - 3: History of Liberia . - 4: How the Ebola Fight was won in Liberia . - 5: The Legacy of Ebola . - 6: Lessons Learned after the Ebola Crisis . - 7: The Law of Unintended Consequences . - 8: Experience of Children during the Ebola Epidemic in Monrovia . - 9: Conclusion . - Bibliography

Beyond austerity and indignation : embodiments, spaces, and networks in the 15M movement : an introduction / Benjamín Tejerina and Ignacia Perugorría -- Among militants and deliberative laboratories : the "indignados" / Héloïse Nez and Ernesto Ganuza -- Identity in the move : between emotional and relational processes of mobilization / Ignacia Perugorría and Benjamín Tejerina -- From digital commons to society commons : influence of the free culture movement into the 15M mobilization / Mayo Fuster Morell -- "La revoluci"n será feminista, o no será" : reflections on feminisms and the 15M / María Martínez -- The occupation of squares and the squatting of buildings : lessons about the convergence of two social movements / Miguel A. Martínez and Ángela García -- The strategic use of humor in the Spanish indignados/15m movement / Eduardo Romanos -- The 15m movement and the crisis of conventional politics / Alfonso Pérez-Agote -- The Spanish indignados : the role of political cleavages in shaping encompassing protests / Ignacia Perugorría, Michael Shalev and Benjamín Tejerina -- The 15M movement and processes of democratization / Benjamín Tejerina and Ignacia Perugorría

This study explains the role of traditional festivals as social mobilization agents, encouraging moral rebirth, social mobilization, development communication and change for the better in the attitude of the people towards contributing to the development of the society. The paper adopts Behavior theory and Attitude change theory as theoretical framework. The two theories emphasize the importance of value change, which can lead to the development of the community. The paper recognizes the challenges facing traditional festivals in meeting up with its roles of social mobilization. Egungun festival in South West Nigeria is prone to hijack by the political elites who use them to cause havoc in the society. Some masquerades have turned themselves into political thugs carrying dangerous weapons to victimize members of the society. The study therefore recommends total overhauling of the entire traditional African festivals so as to meet the desired goal it intends to achieve where miscreants and hoodlums will not play prominent roles during the festival. Involvement of corporate organizations in financing traditional festivals could bring some sanity and attraction into it, thereby turning it into cultural and tourist attraction.

In June 2013, protesters took to the streets of hundreds of Brazilian cities. The mobilizing factor was the rising fares of public transportation, which precipitated a wave of discontentment characterized by a mix of demands for better public services and changes in the discredited democratic institutions. This article discusses the role of social media in the protests and how such use configures a paradigmatic example of how communication occurs in network societies. To frame the discussion, we examine social media appropriation for the purposes of political participation through a survey applied online in 17 countries and an in-depth analysis of protests in Brazil. Looking at the Brazilian protests, the ways in which the appropriation of social media occurred and institutional responses to demonstrations developed, we argue that in the network society, the people, and no longer the media, are the message. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion