The first 2010 issue is finally available for download! It took some time to finish this issue, but better late than never.
We are glad to present articles that demonstrate the multifaceted area of resistance studies. Mike Mowbray discusses the online presentation and discussion of 2008 Greek riots as virtual spaces of opposition to mainstream account. [...]

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Much sociological research has focused on the exertion of power, while the subfield of subculture studies has preferred to engage in the study of resistance to power. Acknowledging recent conceptualizations of resistance (and Einwohner 2004; Raby 2005), this chapter considers the relevance of subcultural studies in theorizing resistance, specifically by highlighting three dimensions along which [...]

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The point of departure in this article is that social science researchers have not been able to show how different representations (pictures, statements, images, practices) have different impacts on the practice of negotiating power. However, when alternative resisting discourses are strengthened, it might be due to that people “map” their mental representations against what they [...]

by Karl Palmås
Centre for Business in Society, Gothenburg University, Originally published in Rsmag 2008#1.

In the past few years, concepts such as “hacking”, “open source”, “protocols” and “peer-to-peer” have begun to circulate in settings that bear little relation to actual computers. Using Adbusters as an example, this article will explore how social activists are developing strategies [...]