London School of Economics Social Movements Research

[tina bakolitsa]

Of possible particular interest to ORC and press w.g. Also possibly of interest to EWG, EEE and RDWG and international w.g.

Anyone who'd like to respond, please contact Irum directly.

Cheers,

Tina

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Subject: RE: London School of Economics Social Movements Research

From:    I.S...@lse.ac.uk

Date:    Mon, April 8, 2013 1:40 am

To:      outr...@occupylsx.org

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Dear Tina, 

I sincerely apologise for that. The information sheet is now attached and I very much look forward to hearing you. 

Regards, 

Irum

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To: Ali,IS

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Subject: Re: London School of Economics Social Movements Research

 

Hi Irum,

We did not receive an attachment/information sheet. Can you please resend?

Thanks,

Tina

> To Whom It May Concern,

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> I am writing as part of the research team that is undertaking a project

> examining the global profusion of social movements in 2011-12 called

> "2010+ Activisms". Our research looks especially closely at pro-democracy

> and anti-austerity movements and the ways in which these have been

> expressed, diffused and what impact they have had on the greater political

> and policy landscape. Key elements in the project examine the background

> and self-understanding of activists, their vocabularies and strategies of

> protest across locations and relations between international social

> networks and protest movements. Our primary objective is to lend a fresh

> perspective and informed perspective on the movements of 2011. Please see

> the attached information sheet for further details of the project.

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> The project is based at the Department of Social Policy, at the London

> School of Economics and is led by Dr Armine Ishkanian, a Lecturer in the

> department and the Programme Director of the MSc in NGOs and Development.

> London is one of our key cities of focus, and we are hoping to conduct

> research with leaders and activists from organisations such as yours. We

> hope that a brief interview will help deepen our understanding of methods

> of engagement used by Occupy LSX in these movements and with broader

> social concerns. We will of course anonymise the interviews in order to

> protect any views you choose to express to us.

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> We would be most grateful if you would let us know if you would be willing

> to help us with our project, or would be able to suggest colleagues that

> may be able to.

>

> Kind Regards,

>

> Irum Ali

> 2010+ Activisms Project

> Department of Social Policy

> London School of Economics

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> Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic

> communications disclaimer: http://lse.ac.uk/emailDisclaimer

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[Stefano Ba]

Fantastic!

Typical of the british academia: we will have professors that will know everything about activism and occupy and that will do nothing to change the social injustice that are the cause of protest movement!

Good luck

Stefano

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[Debra Shaw]

I agree! I bet there's loads of funding available for this type of research.
I'd be interested to see the information sheet. What do they mean by 'fresh
perspective and informed perspective'? Fresh for whom? Informed by what?
Presumably a need to enhance the research profile of LSE prior to this year's
REF.

Dr Debra Benita Shaw
Reader in Cultural Theory/Programme Leader, Cultural Studies
School of Arts & Digital Industries
University of East London
4-6 University Way
London, E16 2RD, UK
http://culturalstudiesresearch.org

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