Food bags, silent squares: Changes in the actions of state agents and social activists in Buenos Aires by Sofia Silva, María Fernanda Alonso, Stella Maris García

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The Medical Life of Henry Norman Bethune by Jean Deslauriers, Denis Goulet

“…In Canada, he will forever be remembered as a social activist committed to the welfare of the poor and to the reform of the health care system. …”
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Travels, Translations and Limitations: Ambasciatrice Caroline Crane Marsh by Etta Madden

“…Caroline saw herself not only as dutiful wife or “handmaiden” to George, but also as surrogate mother, social activist, teacher, translator and aspiring author. …”
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The Old Woman’s Farcical Rejuvenation in The Rejuvenation of Miss Semaphore (1897) by Somi Ahn

“…My goal is therefore to discuss how Eccles uses humour in letting her protagonist accidentally live backward and develop into a social activist, who testifies in court as a victim and witness of child abuse in the workhouse. …”
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Roots of 20th-Century Western Counterculture: From Guillem Rovirosa’s Catalonia to Its Antipode by José Andrés-Gallego

“…The point of departure for this essay is the first part of the life of Guillem Rovirosa (1915–1934), before he became one of the most important social activists in post-war Spain. During those years he abandoned his Catholic faith and, accompanied by a few friends, embarked on a journey of exploration through Esperanto, naturism, spiritualism, and theosophy. …”
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Inovações sociais e governança regional no Quebec: que lugar resta aos novos movimentos sociais? by Denyse Côté, Étienne Simard

“…How does this new generation of social activists position itself in regard to these new policies and structures inherited from half a century of social movements led by their predecessors? …”
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Ecological situation in the modern Russian Federation: comparison with other countries as a basis for new ideas for the development of the state by M. S. Efremova

“…There is an interest in the analysis of existing environmental problems among social activists. The purpose of this article is to develop new ideas and directions for improving the environmental policy of Russia, based on an analysis of existing problems. …”
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The science and politics of ‘knowledge’ in safe sport research by Benjamin Carr

“…There is a significant overlap between what they consider scientific research and what ‘knowledge’ they need to promote their political aims as social activists. The scientific curiosity of their research is reasonably then called into question, when it is conducted with an objective of achieving a certain result. …”
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