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 demonstrate that such distant solidarity can occur when the perceived treatment of an out-group clashes with one's political beliefs (e.g., for Leftists, oppressi...

When I prepared the title and the abstract for this paper in mid-September last year I had no idea that, within days, the three-time elected Thaksin government would be overthrown by a military coup. This coup was very unfortunate for democracy in Thailand but it was rather more fortunate for my paper as the coup, and the reaction to it, underlined many of the points I was planning to make abou...

The emergence of protest events at the sites of transnational summits, meetings and Ministerials has become a primary security dilemma for police forces in locations where such elites choose to meet: Seattle, Genoa, Gleneagles and Heiligendamm. In particular, the prevention of any disruption to political proceedings is a key task facing such police forces. This article considers how such securi...

This study investigates the role of the diaspora online media as stakeholders in the transnational Ethiopian media landscape. Through content analysis of selected websites and interviews with editors, the research discusses how the sites relate to recognized journalistic ideals and how the editors view themselves in regard to journalistic professionalism. It is argued that the journalistic idea...

Social movements aimed at increasing rights for sexual minorities have mobilized in the United States and throughout the world, yet studies on why gays and lesbians from a variety of racial backgrounds join and participate in these collective actions are rare. To address this gap, this study used a survey to identify the key factors that inspired four types of gay and lesbian rights activism: v...

Summary:
 This book, a collection of essays honoring Muslim scholar-activist Osman Bakar, edited by Khairudin Aljunied, highlights Bakar's contributions to Islamic studies. Featuring renowned scholars and activists, the volume covers two main themes: "The Production Problem Knowledge" "Civilizational Unity Renewal." The book provides comprehensive introduction work but omits aspects his po...

Political parties are in a phase of transition in advanced industrial democracy. A declining, socially restricted membership, decreasing levels of activism, and a shift towards more individualistic modes of political engagement threaten the secular role the party have played in modern democracy. The development of the Internet in a period of organisational change for parties has meant that it q...

Narrative theory in translation studies has been mostly used to examine how translators mediate and refract meaning as they contribute circulating political agendas across contexts audiences. Building on this heritage but extending narrative beyond cross-language analysis, paper proposes an ethnonarrative methodology enquire write about contemporary activist networks. It provides epistemologica...