Direct action protest, Australia
Edited book (chapter)
Chapter Title | Direct action protest, Australia |
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Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
ERA Publisher ID | 3172 |
Book Title | Encyclopedia of political communication |
Authors | Connors, Libby (Author) and Hutton, Drew (Author) |
Editors | Kaid, Lynda Lee and Holtz-Bacha, Christina |
Volume | 1 |
Series | Encyclopedia of Political Communication |
Number of Pages | 2 |
Year | 2007 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | Thousand Oaks, California |
ISBN | 9781412917995 |
9781412953993 | |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sagepub.co.uk/booksProdDesc.nav?currTree=Subjects&level1=700&prodId=Book227489 |
Abstract | Direct action has been used in Australia by groups involved in social movements such as the labor, indigenous, peace, and environmental movements. Such actions are usually undertaken by small, often autonomous groups wanting to make strong statements about social practices they regard as morally wrong. Sometimes, these actions are illegal and so constitute civil disobedience. The messages they are attempting to communicate are directed at ordinary people, urging them to join or, at least adopt, the same moral positions, rather than to governments or other representative institutions to change their policies. |
Keywords | direct action, social movements, Australia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440801. Australian government and politics |
430302. Australian history | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Humanities and Communication |
Queensland Greens, Australia |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yvwy/direct-action-protest-australia
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