which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Although the World wars and Cold war lead to cancellations and large boycotts of the Olympic Games in the 1900s, and various negative issues have hindered the Games throughout the years, the Olympic Games have been consistently bringing the world together ev...

Les réseaux sociaux introduisent un nouveau modèle de communication et partage d'informations. internautes sont actuellement connectés peuvent interagir dans d’innombrables sujets que les entreprises ne pas exemptées ces échanges. De ce fait une situation crise doit être traitée avec précaution, à travers des stratégies bien réfléchies étudiée, car elle peut soit réduire l’intensité Boycott le ...

Cesar Chavez, United Farmworkers Union (UFW) president, was welcomed with a standing ovation in a half-filled Stepan Center last night. At the outset of his talk, Chavez said Notre Dame’s Thursday referendum, is a great opportunity for members of the University community “ to place themselves on the side of social justice through a simple vote. " The referendum, if passed, will boycott food p r...

The prevailing economic doctrine of the day holds that the public always stands to gain from increased competition in the market place. Under this doctrine, enthusiastically embraced by the Federal Trade Commission, sick "consumers" will get well quicker, cheaper, and more conveniently if all kinds of people are allowed to set up shop and start playing doctor.' As a result optometrists compete ...

Litigation Is No Way to Fight Antisemitism Sharon Ann Musher (bio) In her 2017 testimony before the US House of Representatives on Judiciary, historian Pamela Nadell described present as a moment when "the volume antisemitism … is turned way up." Nevertheless, she opposed idea that "climate fear" so "severe, pervasive, or persistent" existed college and university campuses it "impinge[d] upon J...

Since the mid-seventies, an extensive body of literature has analyzed political activism in Western democracies, utilizing the methods of survey research, historical comparisons, and events analysis to understand the ways that people participate in the public sphere, the processes that lead them to do so, and the consequences of these acts. By contrast, far less has been established about the c...

`Following the money' has become a popular strategy for many NGOs trying to change corporate and institutional practice. Individual shareholders, pension funds, banks, and other investors capitalize projects that cause ecological degradation or social injustice. Pressuring shareholders to divest, invest responsibly, or encourage executives to alter undesirable practices has become de rigueur fo...

University students actively participated in the 2019 Hong Kong protests. In this context, expected that their universities would support political stance. Drawing on data from interviews with student leaders, article documents and examines students' expectations for university heads, how they interacted negotiated management leaders variously responded to during social movement. Noting difficu...

In most Western democracies, non-institutionalized political activities such as consumerism often represent the only accessible means of expression for foreign residents. However, few studies available to date show that residents consume significantly less politically than national citizens. This study examines how key resources education, interest, and organization membership may account this ...