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      Anarchists, Punks and Vegans - oh my! Ethnography of an anti-capitalist Community of Dissent

      Foote, David Mitchell
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      Foote, D. M. (2009). Anarchists, Punks and Vegans - oh my! Ethnography of an anti-capitalist Community of Dissent (Thesis, Master of Social Sciences (MSocSc)). The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10289/3607
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      Abstract
      Although ethnographies dealing with anti-capitalist activism, veganism or the

      punk scene are far from uncommon, until recently the temptation has been to view

      these groups as separate and distinct, rather than diffuse and overlapping. Using

      data gathered during interviews and participant observation in some parts of urban

      New Zealand, this study offers a sketch of the boundaries of the Community

      embodied by that overlap. Participants' own definitions for key terms such as

      anarchism, punk and capitalism/consumerism are presented and scrutinised in

      order to provide a starting point for this analysis. A lineage of thought is

      juxtaposed with each of these terms, with the intention of contesting some of the

      popular stereotypes surrounding them. The Community's own sense of difference

      is then explored through the responses of participants, which are analysed and

      some commonalities suggested. The most critical of these is the perception

      amongst participants of a greater engagement with their choices than they

      generally considered to be the case within the mainstream. Finally, some internal

      divisions within the Community are noted and a model for the radicalisation and

      mediation of dissent is suggested to explain this.
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      2009
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      Thesis
      Degree Name
      Master of Social Sciences (MSocSc)
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      The University of Waikato
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