le rejet de la délégation qui caractérise le militantisme partisan

English translation: rejecting/turning away from activist approach based on the (traditional) political party model

13:22 Nov 7, 2008

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French term or phrase: le rejet de la délégation qui caractérise le militantisme partisan

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Mais ce n'est, comme cette étude l'a montré, qu'au cours de la décennie 90 que ces mouvements se singularisent. En effet, du fait de la convergence de leurs revendications, d'ordre vitales, de la singularité de leur mode d'action, qui privilégie la médiatisation d'actions "coups de force" à l'efficacité immédiate à la défense d'une idéologie, de par également l'hétérogénéité de leurs protagonistes et le rejet de la délégation qui caractérise le militantisme partisan, ces mouvements en viennent à constituer un secteur de protestation distinct de ses contemporains.

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Local time: 21:27

English translation:rejecting/turning away from activist approach based on the (traditional) political party model

Explanation:
I'd see "partisan" as meaning "party political" here; so it would be actvism chanelled through political parties and their structures.

It seems to suggest a move towards direct action (like the altermodialistes, for example)as opposed to doing things by becoming a party activist.

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Note added at 47 mins (2008-11-07 14:10:53 GMT)
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A missing "the" - so should be: "rejecting/turning away from the activist approach based on the (traditional) political party model..." or "rejecting/turning away from (traditional) political party activism".

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Note added at 56 mins (2008-11-07 14:19:20 GMT)
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or (for the second version): "...(traditional) political party-based activism."

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Local time: 20:27

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partisan militancy

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rejecting/turning away from activist approach based on the (traditional) political party model

John Peterson

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41 mins confidence:

partisan militancy

Explanation:
Not sure about délégation here, but partisan militancy could work here, depending on the context

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rejecting/turning away from activist approach based on the (traditional) political party model

John Peterson
Local time: 20:27
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