Power struggles: A sociological approach to activist communication

Wolf, Katharina

doi:10.1016/j.pubrev.2018.03.004

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“…The successes, struggles and reactions of each movement are moments to be studied and discussed, especially by positioning them against processes of coloniality. Transformative activism requires careful thought, preparation and grounded skills in cooperation, organisation and communication (Wolf 2018). These skills often rely on selflessness, a lack of formal recognition for work put in, and, increasingly, global connections through virtual space rather than through traditional travel routes.…”

Section: Moving Beyond Travelling For Opportunitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Global citizenship amid COVID-19: why climate change and a pandemic spell the end of international experiential learning

Huish

2021

Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'ét

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même si tout cela devra avoir lieu chez soi, et en ligne. Le réchauffement climatique et la pandémie de COVID-19 sont des problèmes globaux. Il faudra pour leur faire face que l'éducation en citoyenneté mondiale aille beaucoup plus loin que le simple apprentissage expérientiel par le biais de l'apprentissage par le service. Au contraire, il lui faudra reconnaitre que l'on peut trouver un sens aux défis mondiaux actuels, y compris par le biais de l'activisme de l'anthropocène.

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Section: Moving Beyond Travelling For Opportunitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Global citizenship amid COVID-19: why climate change and a pandemic spell the end of international experiential learning

Huish

2021

Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'ét

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“…As the status quo is often used cognitively as a reference point, and especially so in compliance‐based systems, the properties of any alternative behavioral responses, for example, moving from a viewpoint of self‐interest and/or principle to benevolence, is always assessed as relevant to the current situation (Kahneman, 2003). Indeed, behavior that questions the status quo, especially where this is principle or self‐interest based, can be perceived as a negative, destructive behavior or alternatively as a constructive challenge to existing rules, principles and standards (Hofeditz et al., 2017), social norms and assumptions, and a means to address existing power inequalities (Wolf, 2018). Thus, the organizational status quo can in itself be a normative barrier to change.…”

Section: Compliance‐based and Integrity‐based Management Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Habitus is the set of assumed, often fluid, socially learned attitudes and ways of acting that develop over time as a result of experiences (antecedents) that operate at an unconscious level and influence what we believe is our role and position within a given social environment (Bourdieu, 1990, 1991, 1993; Wolf, 2018). Habitus helps people make sense of their often complex world.…”

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confidence: 99%

Moving from a compliance‐based to an integrity‐based organizational climate in the food supply chain

Manning¹

2020

Comp Rev Food Sci Food Safe

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Compliance is the act or status of complying with an imperative regulatory or normative requirement, that is, compliance means working within boundaries defined by contractual, social, or cultural standards. The aim of this narrative review is to use the food supply chain as a lens of enquiry to distinguish between compliance-based and integrity-based organizational climates and frame and rationalize why deviant behavior arises and how it can be identified. Contemporary theory is explored and critiqued using case studies to contextualize the challenge of organizations promoting supply chain compliance and at the same time recognizing the need for deviant behavior to occur in order to drive innovation and continuous improvement within food supply chains. Deviant behavior can be perceived as either positive in terms of driving continuous improvement or destructive where this behavior has a negative impact on the organization. Although multiple cultural maturity models seek to characterize positive food safety culture and climate, there is minimal research that focuses on the characterization of deviant negative behavior or the development of early warning systems designed to pinpoint signals, traits, or characteristics of this behavior such as low staff morale, theft, property destruction, or absenteeism. The use of cultural maturity models and assessment tools is of value in assisting organizations to translate from a rule, instrumental, or compliance-based organizational climate to an ethically strong organizational climate that focuses on integrity, building trust, and values and a new cultural maturity model is proposed and explored.

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“…Amongst public relations theorists, activism is becoming an increasingly significant field of study as changes in communications technology mean that activist publics are rapidly becoming more influential in public relations practice (Coombs and Holladay, 2012a, b;Swann, 2014;Wolf, 2018). Activists groups are moving from being positioned as undesirable publics who constrain an organisation's ability to accomplish its goals, to being recognised as legitimate publics (Swann, 2014).…”

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Changing representations of activists and activism in public relations textbooks

Mules

2019

JCOM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to respond to Coombs and Holladay’s (2012a) concern that textbooks have had a powerful and negative influence on public relations’ curricula because they have positioned public relations as a function of business, rather than as a field of knowledge and practice that plays an emancipatory role in society. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a diachronic, thematic analysis of public relations textbooks dating from 1981 to 2017. This methodology is valid because textbooks not only disseminate the knowledge base associated with a community of practice, but they are also influential legitimisers of curricula and bodies of knowledge. Findings The findings show that public relations textbooks are slowly evolving to include activist studies as a content area from both a strategic business perspective and a critical perspective. Research limitations/implications The sample size is small but sufficient to indicate the beginnings of a trend. While the influence of textbooks on curricula is waning as students look beyond prescribed texts to a wider array of readings, they remain the most influential educational medium worldwide (Fuchs and Bock, 2018). Practical implications The paper calls for a greater inclusion of activist studies in contemporary public relations curricula to prepare practitioners for changes to the communications environment, as well as an opportunity for public relations to reposition itself as an emancipatory field of knowledge and practice. Social implications Activism studies, as a curriculum field, provide a foundation for positioning public relations as an emancipatory practice. Originality/value The paper proposes that incorporating activism studies into public relations curricula is a way for public relations to reframe itself as a field of knowledge and practice that plays an emancipatory role in society.

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Power struggles: A sociological approach to activist communication

Cited by 20 publications

References 51 publications

Global citizenship amid COVID-19: why climate change and a pandemic spell the end of international experiential learning

Global citizenship amid COVID-19: why climate change and a pandemic spell the end of international experiential learning

Moving from a compliance‐based to an integrity‐based organizational climate in the food supply chain

Changing representations of activists and activism in public relations textbooks

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