urban study new story

Topic:

Neoliberalism, Informality, and Civil Disobedience as Everyday Practice by Nabil Kamel (Associate Professor, Western Washington University) 

Drawing on critical contributions from the literature on social movements, political economy of urbanization, and urban informality, the presentation explores social movements in the 21st century, their potential, and their limitations.

A link to a recent (within the past 3 months) news story ... . News stories are “standard, objective, fact-based reporting on a current matter of public concern. The author’s name is identified in the byline. These stories usually represent the majority of stories in printed publications and on the Websites of mainstream news organizations” (McCormick Foundation, p. 4). Each news story may only be posted once. For an example of this assignment visit the course’s Facebook Page (listed on page 1). The link to the news story shall be accompanied by a post containing the following:

• A 3 -4 sentence summary of the content of the story
• List all the sources the author cites in the article (include a description of who they are in parenthesis)
• Two questions the author left unanswered about the facts, arguments, and sources he/she cited?
• A brief (50 word) description of how you think this story relates to the content of this week’s presentation (review the syllabus description of the presentation for guidance)

IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to receive credit for your post, it must be properly written, posts with typos will be given a zero grade.