Street Citizens: Protest Politics and Social Movement Activism in the Age of Globalization

ISBN-13: 9781108469265 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 356 str.

Marco Giugni; Maria Grasso

Opis

Explains the character of contemporary protest politics through a micro-mobilization analysis of participation in street demonstrations.

Recenzje

'Street Citizens makes a truly important contribution to a wider literature, from electoral behaviour and political participation to social movements and contentious politics. A book that is highly recommended to everyone - students and scholars alike - who wants to understand the dynamics of individual participation in protest and social movement mobilization.' Sotirios Karampampas, Democratization

Spis treści

1. Protest politics and social movement activism in the age of globalization; 2. Contentious Europeans?; 3. Bringing capitalism back in?; 4. Protest and institutional politics; 5. Were they pushed or did they jump?; 6. Cognition and affect among demonstrators; 7. Why do people want to demonstrate?; 8. Protest politics and social movement activism in perspective.