3,884 research outputs found
Rise of the far right: technologies of recruitment and mobilization/ edited by Judith Bessant, Rob Watts and Melody Devries.
No full textIncludes bibliographical references and index."This edited collection offers readers a practical focus on how media technologies are involved in recruitment and mobilization processes of far-right groups"--Introduction: The uncanny political work of technologies / Melody Devries, Judith Bessant and Rob Watts -- Far-right recruitment and mobilization on Facebook : the case of Australia / Jordan McSwiney -- Populist myths and ethno-nationalist fears in Hungary / Simon Bradford and Fin Cullen -- Multi-platform social capital mobilization strategies among Anti-LGBTQIA+ groups in Taiwan / Kenneth C.C. Yang and Yowei Kang -- Twitter as a channel for frame diffusion : hashtag activism and the virality of #HeterosexualPrideDay / J.P. Armstrong -- The online manosphere and misogyny in the far-right : the case of the #thotaudit / Simon Copland -- "A positive identity for men" : pathways to far-right participation through Reddit's /r/MensRights and /r/TheRedPill / Luc S. Cousineau -- Soldiers of 4Chan : the role of anonymous online spaces in backlash movement networks / Andrey Kasimov -- The internet hate machine : on the weird collectivity of anonymous far-right groups / Sal Hagen and Marc Tuters -- Gab as an imitated counterpublic / Greta Jasser -- Moments of political gameplay : game design as a mobilization tool for far-right action / Noel Brett -- Mobilized but not (yet) recruited : the case of the Collective Avatar / Melody Devries -- "Resisting" the far right in racial capitalism : sources, possibilities and limits / Tanner Mirrlees.1 online resourc
Why employ qualified Youth Workers?
No full textYoung people are the specified clients of many of those employed in community services, in both government and non-government agencies. Many of these employees, however, do not have formal qualifications in youth work. In this article, Judith Bessant explains both why young people qualify as a defined population sector with distinct service needs, and how, through sepcialised education and training, youth workers are better able to serve this sector than are employees without youth work training
The fixed age rule: Young people, parental consent and research ethics
No full textAustralia is in the process of producing new national guidelines for ethical conduct in research involving humans; however, the draft guidelines do little to remove the restrictions on young people participating in research without parental consent. Judith Bessant argues that young people are being denied their right to participate in research, and researchers are missing out on opportunities to conduct important research on young people, because of outdated conventions concerning the capability of young people to make decisions regarding their participation in research
'Up periscope': The future for youth-work in Australia
No full textWhat are the major challenges facing youth work in Australia in the future? Are they environmental, global, economic, professional or demographic? Are they none, or all, of the above? Judith Bessant discusses the possible impact of these factors and more in her invitation to the sector to engage in a discussion that is vital to the ongoing development of the youth work as a respected profession that is effective in the service it offers to young people
Children and the law: An historical overview
No full textThe first chapter 'Children and the Law: A Historical Overview' by Judith Bessant and Rob Watts, provides a great and challenging start. All of it is confronting, much is controversial and open to debate and dissent, but this is how it should be in a book such as this
The politics of education: Why stand-alone youth work degrees matter
No full textWhile the demand in Australia for youth workers is growing, the education of youth workers in universities is being 'rationalised' because these institutions have been fiscally squeezed by successive federal governments. What are the consequences for youth workers, young people and society as a whole if the move towards 'generic' human service degrees is allowed to continue? Given that there is no national professional youth work association in Australia, what can those who teach youth studies or work in the field do to promote and develop specialised youth work education? Judith Bessant considers these questions while discussing the repercussions of recent developments in youth work education in Australian universities
Reasonable limits and exemptions: Victoria's human rights charter and its implications for young people
No full textMany people had great expectations of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities when it came fully into effect in January 2008. It was believed that the charter would provide a framework of legally enforceable human rights for groups historically subject to discrimination, such as young people. However, the charter enables both the government and other organisations to seek exemptions from its application, which has produced some anomalies. In this article, Judith Bessant asks whether the provision for seeking exemptions from the charter has undermined its capacity to effectively counter age-based discrimination and, paradoxically, permitted practices that clearly breach the basic human rights of young peopl
The political in the age of the digital: propositions for empirical investigation
No full textThis article establishes whether there is a case for revising traditional accounts of politics and the public sphere given the ways in which digital technology is now being used in Western and non-Western settings to engage people politically. The article presents a case for framing this inquiry in terms of imaginaries. It then argues for a new political imaginary which helps to specify what is required for deliberative democratic practice in a way that shifts us away from the dominant liberal-utilitarian political imaginary that currently informs the political value systems of most Western nations. Drawing on the work of key political theorists such as Habermas and Dahlgren, five propositions or conditions for deliberative practice are identified that can be used in empirical investigation to help determine the democratic capacity and potential of new political communication and civic spaces being opened by means of digital media
Human rights, the law, cyber-security and democracy : after the European Convention
No full textMany commentators have treated the internet as a site of democratic freedom and as a new kind of public sphere. While there are good reasons for optimism, like any social space digital space also has its dark side. Citizens and governments alike have expressed anxiety about cybercrime and cyber-security. In August 2011, the Australian government introduced legislation to give effect to Australia becoming a signatory to the European Convention on Cybercrime (2001). At the time of writing, that legislation is still before the Parliament.\ud
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In this article, attention is given to how the legal and policy-making process enabling Australia to be compliant with the European Convention on Cybercrime came about. Among the motivations that informed both the development of the Convention in Europe and then the Australian exercise of legislating for compliance with it was a range of legitimate concerns about the impact that cybercrime can have on individuals and communities. This article makes the case that equal attention also needs to be given to ensuring that legislators and policy makers differentiate between legitimate security imperatives and any over-reach evident in the implementation of this legislation that affects rule of law principles, our capacity to engage in democratic practices, and our civic and human rights.\u
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