Contentious politics

I interpret this movement as contentious politics, but it was a subtle form of contention, primarily implicit in scientist-activists conventional institutionbuilding activities. The movement challenged the disciplinary organization of... 

My understanding of social movement dynamics owes much to the variously termed but basically similar resource mobilization, political process, and contentious politics perspectives. See McAdam et al. (1996), McAdam et al. (2001), and Tarrow (1998). 

Power in Movement Social Movements and Contentious Politics. 2nd ed. New... 

In most modern European nations, gun ownership is heavily regulated, and guns play little part in daily life. Gun control is accepted as a matter of course hy the overwhelming majority of citizens. Europeans often express astonishment at widespread gun ownership in the United States and the contentiousness of the gun issue in U.S. politics. 

Communication is essential for proper interpretation and use of biomonitoring data. Earlier in this report, we emphasized the intricate and mutual involvement of analysis, management, and communication of environmental biomonitoring (Chapter 1) the contentious social and political context with diverse constituencies for biomonitoring information and the need to incorporate communication-evaluation planning, consideration of... 

Contentious discourse is a part of our everyday lives. People argue about topics such as politics, religion, moral values, often causing more harm than good. As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis said, Behind every argument is someone s ignorance. ... 

SO2 and NO, emissions, which are often dispersed by prevailing winds from the United States to Canada, create a contentious transboundary pollution problem between the two countries. In Chapter 9, Acid Rain Politics... 

However politically contentious, this would seem a prudent response by responsible governments to a chronic weakness in NATO s defences. 

The process of determining a permanent disposal solution involves social, political, economic, and technical issues that compete and coalesce to determine the specific end state. Characteristics that make permanent disposal of TRU and HLW complex include contamination with long-lived radionuclides (e.g., plutonium-239 has a half-life of approximately 24,000 years) and high concentrations of radioachvity. While less contentious, LLRW disposal also presents challenges, as discussed in Section 16.6. The discussion in this section is primarily applicable to TRU and HLW disposal. 

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