Since May 15, 2011, the 15M movement, or that of the Spanish indignados, has served as a beacon for mobilizations across the world. Initially called for by a core constituency of young, often college-educated, typically under-/unemployed citizens who articulated widespread grievances, it rapidly attracted many other groups within the Spanish citizenry. Its massive protest events received unprecedented support across all socio-demographic and politico-ideological cleavages. While events in Madrid remained at the center of public attention, the movement spread to the Spanish periphery. The...
Since May 15, 2011, the 15M movement, or that of the Spanish indignados, has served as a beacon for mobilizations across the world. Initially called f...