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Student Power - Roberta Lexier

Student Power

Canadian Student Movements From the Sixties to Today

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Buch | Hardcover
XV, 193 Seiten
2026
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-032-10962-0 (ISBN)
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As global campus protests attract academic and public attention, interest in student movements continues to grow; however, very little is known about the Canadian context. Lexier s monograph offers the first detailed history of on-campus activism in Canada. Each chapter draws upon archival documents, media reports, and oral interviews to chronicle major upheavals in, respectively, the Sixties, 1974-2000, and 2000-2020. Grounded in the larger historical, political, economic, social/cultural, and institutional context of the period, each analyzes the various demands and tactics, the internal and external responses, and perceivable outcomes. Together, they demonstrate that student movements regularly anticipate broader social and political developments and, despite ongoing resistance to their confrontational strategies, effectively advance democracy and social justice both on- and off-campus.

The conclusion brings the story to the present moment, using news coverage, survey data, and interviews to examine recent pro-Palestinian encampments at Canadian universities. It encourages scholars, activists, and the general public to take student movements seriously, positing that they are viewed as dangerous, not because they interfere with university operations or public safety, but because they often herald real, transformative change.

Roberta Lexier is Professor in the Departments of General Education and Humanities at Mount Royal University. She is the coeditor of Party of Conscience: The CCF, the NDP, and Social Democracy in Canada (2018).

Chapter 1 - Canadian Student Movements: An Introduction.- Chapter 2 - The Radical Sixties: 1964-1974.- Chapter 3 - The End of History: 1975-2000.- Chapter 4 - The Neoliberal University: 2001-2020.- Chapter 5 - Conclusion: Some Final Lessons.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo XV, 193 p. 25 illus., 19 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte Canada • Democracy • Divestment • Protest • Social Movements • Student movements
ISBN-10 3-032-10962-0 / 3032109620
ISBN-13 978-3-032-10962-0 / 9783032109620
Zustand Neuware
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