Word: disruptionism
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The World Bank announced Tuesday that fear of protest and disruption had prompted it to shift the venue of next weekend's conference on Third World development from the Catalan city to cyberspace. The online conference is an attempt to avoid the now-familiar spectacle of international delegates (sometimes even...
Still, the well-meaning development economists of the World Bank may be even more vulnerable in cyberspace than in Barcelona, historically the unofficial capital of European anarchism. The Internet has long been home turf for the anti-globalization movement, which uses electronic organizing methods to rally cosmopolitan crowds for protest...
“The view that efforts at coercion and disruption, as opposed to discussion and persuasion, represent a proper means to achieve a desired result is mistaken, and inconsistent with the fundamental principles of a university,” he said.
Yet it was unfortunate that PSLM chose to diverge from its past tactics when it initiated the sit-in. Unlike the PSLM “occupation” of Byerly Hall last spring, which sought to raise awareness of the living wage without interfering with registration for Pre-Frosh Weekend...
What has been particularly bewildering about the keycard debate is the Masters’ utter failure to produce a convincing reason for their opposition. They have voiced concerns that extending keycard access would compromise students’ safety and increase the likelihood of property damage. But the comments of the...