This paper draws on a literature review to provide a comparative analysis of the short-term and long-term consequences of urban riots in France and the United States from the 1960s to the present. It explores how these events influence politics, public opinion, and policy. While the 1960s riots in the US catalyzed a conservative realignment and the...
Published in Journal of Contemporary Drama in English
Although identity politics dates back to the 1960 s, it has acquired a new urgency since the ascendance of Black Lives Matter in the late 2010 s. And while identity politics, as a critical framework, was developed in the United States, its rhetoric has since been taken up in much of the rest of the world. This article argues that the terminology of...
Analyzing data from a survey of U.S. adults (N = 509), our study examines the role of partisan media in (a) shaping people’s perceptions of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, (b) producing an echo-chamber effect, influencing users to believe that other people have an opinion similar to their own, and (c) creating a polarized public opinion envi...
Abstract: Sweden, known for its progressive social policies, often fails to address its colonial history and current racial issues. This contradiction is encapsulated in the concept of Swedish whiteness, an ideology that promotes a homogenous national identity while minimising racial differences and ignoring racial realities. This study analyses th...
The majority approaches of bioethics in relation to abortion have emerged from privileged epistemic positions. Epistemic injustice refers to the damage caused to people in their status as epistemic subjects when, due to a prejudice associated with their social identity, their testimonies are less credible or they are prevented from understanding th...
This study examines The Guardian’s portrayal of intersectional feminism, with a focus on gender and race, analysing how social movements, particularly Black Lives Matter, influence its political coverage. Arising from Kimberlé Crenshaw’s concept of intersectionality, which recognizes the interconnected nature of various forms of oppression and priv...
The article explores the intersection of Black Lives Matter and the synodal process within the U.S. Catholic Church, focusing on the church’s stance on racism and racial justice. Drawing upon Pope Francis’ call for the church to become a listening church, I argue that the church currently lacks crucial elements of inclusivity, engagement with the l...
Black Lives Matter (BLM) has gained momentum in its fight against racism cross-nationally. Yet, there are conflicting opinions on BLM. To account for this, previous research relied on cross-national predictors (e.g., Social Dominance Orientation; SDO). However, BLM support needs to be examined via the prism of national contexts and their peculiarit...
Diplomsko delo temelji na analizi glasbenega videofilma Black Is King (2020) v povezavi z nedavnimi primeri policijskega nasilja nad temnopoltimi v Združenih državah Amerike. Besedilo v svojem teoretskem delu preučuje prakse močno prisotnega sistemskega rasizma, ki so služile kot povod gibanju Black Lives Matter. S pomočjo semiotike definiram retor...
Using the hashtag #blacklivesmatter, activists have given new impetus to aspirations of ‘leaderful’ organizing. Disavowing the centralization of leadership and rethinking the history of the struggle for civil rights, many have sought to develop and revamp models of decentralized leadership. Digital networking features prominently in these models, b...
