Questions tagged [protests]
Questions related to political protests where attempts by individuals or groups to address or stop perceived injustices within a political system, without overturning the system itself.
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Is increased retirement age really the reason for 2023 protests in France?
France has one of the world's highest working populations by percentage. Hence, the lack of jobs/unemployment is clearly not the root cause of this problem.
Most protestors are relatively young (20-30 ...
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What are the options for a government facing massive protests over seemingly unsustainable economical measures?
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France is currently facing nationwide strikes due to pension system reformation discussions. According to France24, there seems to be a debate over the opportunity of such a reform:
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What do woke and cancel groups call themselves?
I'm aware of "woke" and "cancel culture" being used by conservatives as pejorative terms and by others as non-pejorative attempts to describe the visible trend of fierce protest ...
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Who has first or most famously distinguished different stages of social movements?
Who has first or most famously distinguished 4 stages of social movements?
It is common to take social movements to have four stages: emergence, coalescence, institutionalization or bureaucratization, ...
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Looking for references on campus protests
I am looking for references (books, articles, essays) on campus protests. I am looking for texts that discuss different kinds of campus protests, how they succeed, how they become successful, etc.
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During the Canadian Convoy Protests, what was the stated reason for freezing bank accounts?
It is common knowledge now that the Canadian Government froze a handful of bank accounts based on suspicion of funding the 2022 Convoy Protests.
When I watched Justin Trudeau's portion of the ...
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What are the main concerns regarding the new powers recently given to the police to curtail protests?
In the wake of the arrest of a man in Edinburgh for apparently heckling Prince Andrew, a woman called Mariángela also being arrested in Edinburgh for holding a sign that said “**** imperialism, ...
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Have there been any legally held demonstrations against the war (or against the "specially military operation") in Russia?
I'm well aware that Russian authorities have cracked down on spontaneous/illegal anti war demonstrations. Whereas for the pro-military-intervention ones, e.g. using the "Z" sign...
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Do wars on foreign soil often affect military celebrations?
Many countries hold annual military celebrations of various kinds. How have these been affected when they were in another war? On foreign soil of course.
I'm looking for examples of countries ...
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In Canada, why can't the Emergencies Act be used against a political opponent?
(Unsure if this belongs on Law or Politics SE, it might be better suited for Law)
Apropos of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoking the Emergencies Act against the Freedom Convoy in Canada earlier ...
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Apart from Serbia, have there been pro-Russia/pro-Putin demonstrations in other countries, since the war started?
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-60630351
Up to 4,000 people have taken part in a pro-Russia demonstration in the Serbian capital.
Friday's march was a show of support for Moscow after its ...
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How have Ukrainians managed to protest in occupied Kherson?
I'm a bit at loss of how this happened:
Around 2,000 people came onto the streets to protest this morning. They marched through the city centre, waving flags and singing the Ukrainian national anthem ...
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Justin Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act to end the trucker protests in Canada. Did he previously speak in support of similar protests in India?
The BBC's Trudeau vows to freeze anti-mandate protesters' bank accounts
What began as a rally against a new rule that all truckers must be vaccinated to cross the US-Canada border, or quarantine upon ...
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Was Trudeau's invocation of the Emergency Act legal? [closed]
On Monday, February 14, 2022, Justin Trudeau invoked the never-before-used Emergencies Act in response to the ongoing Freedom Convoy Protests across the country, including the series of border ...
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Why was the Emergencies Act invoked in Canada with regard to the "Freedom Convoy"?
The Emergencies Act was invoked in response to the "freedom convoy" in Canada. I don't understand what makes this convoy so important to put the country in this situation. Why it is invoked?
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