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Street Citizens

Protest Politics and Social Movement Activism in the Age of Globalization

By: Marco Giugni,Maria T. Grasso

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Street Citizens

Protest Politics and Social Movement Activism in the Age of Globalization

By: Marco Giugni,Maria T. Grasso

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

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Cambridge University Press

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1108475906

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Generations, Political Participation and Social Change in Western Europe

By: Maria T. Grasso

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Generations, Political Participation and Social Change in Western Europe

By: Maria T. Grasso

This new comparative analysis shows that there are reasons to be concerned about the future of democratic politics. Younger generations have become disengaged from the political process. The evidence presented in this comprehensive study shows that they are not just less likely than older generations to engage in institutional political activism such as voting and party membership - they are also less likely to engage in extra-institutional protest activism. Generations, Political Participation and Social Change in Western Europe offers a rigorously researched empirical analysis of political participation trends across generations in Western Europe. It examines the way in which the political behaviour of younger generations leads to social change. Are younger generations completely disengaged from politics, or do they simply choose to participate in a different way to previous generations? The book is of key interest to scholars, students and practitioners of political sociology, political participation and behaviour, European Politics, Comparative Politics and Sociology.

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342

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Routledge

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1317407954

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Austerity and Protest

Popular Contention in Times of Economic Crisis

By: Marco Giugni,Maria Grasso

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Austerity and Protest

Popular Contention in Times of Economic Crisis

By: Marco Giugni,Maria Grasso

What is the relationship between economic crises and protest behaviour? Does the experience of austerity, or economic hardship more broadly defined, create a greater potential for protest? With protest movements and events such as the Indignados and the Occupy Movement receiving a great deal of attention in the media and in the popular imaginary in recent times, this path-breaking book offers a rigorously-researched, evidence-based set of chapters on the relationship between austerity and protest. In so doing, it provides a thorough overview of different theories, mechanisms, patterns and trends which will contextualize more recent developments, and provide a pivotal point of reference on the relationship between these two variables. More specifically, this book will speak to three crucial, long-standing debates in scholarship in political sociology, social movement studies, and related fields: The effects of economic hardship on protest and social movements. The role of grievances and opportunities in social movement theory. The distinction between 'old' and 'new' movements. The chapters in this book engage with these three key debates and challenge commonly held views of political sociologists and social movement scholars on all three counts, thus allowing us to advance study in the field.

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288

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1317177347

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9781317177340

Living with Hard Times

Europeans in the Great Recession

By: Marco Giugni,Maria Grasso

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Living with Hard Times

Europeans in the Great Recession

By: Marco Giugni,Maria Grasso

Living with Hard Times: Europeans in the Great Recession provides a new, comprehensive comparative study of the socio-political effects of the Great Recession amongst European citizens. It presents a detailed investigation of heterogeneity in the population within countries with respect to how citizens made sense of the crisis and how this situation impacted their livelihoods, outlooks and political engagement. Marco Giugni and Maria Grasso analyse citizens' experiences during the economic crisis, the decline of living standards and deprivation by structural location as well as differences in economic outlooks. They also examine the ways in which citizens from different social groups were resilient to the effects of the economic crisis. Moreover, they show how social support and social capital emerging from social relations contributed to resilience in the face of the crisis. This book explores citizen attitudes towards various welfare policies and towards immigration, and it shows how support for populist parties is differentiated within the population. Finally, Living with Hard Times looks at the impact of the crisis on different types of political action challenging incumbent governments and protesting against austerity policies.

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ECPR Press

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1538151162

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9781538151167

Street Citizens

Protest Politics and Social Movement Activism in the Age of Globalization

By: Marco Giugni,Maria T. Grasso

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Street Citizens

Protest Politics and Social Movement Activism in the Age of Globalization

By: Marco Giugni,Maria T. Grasso

What are protest politics and social movement activism today? What are their main features? To what extent can street citizens be seen as a force driving social and political change? Through analyses of original survey data on activists themselves, Marco Giugni and Maria T. Grasso explain the character of contemporary protest politics that we see today - the diverse motivations, social characteristics, values and networks that draw activists to engage politically to tackle the pressing social problems of our time. The study analyzes left-wing protest culture as well as the characteristics of protest politics, from the motivations of street citizens to how they become engaged in demonstrations to the causes they defend and the issues they promote, from their mobilizing structures to their political attitudes and values, as well as other key aspects such as their sense of identity within social movements, their perceived effectiveness, and the role of emotions for protest participation.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108682782

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Generations, Political Participation and Social Change in Western Europe

By: Maria T. Grasso

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Street Citizens

Street Citizens

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Living with Hard Times

Street Citizens

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Generations, Political Participation and Social Change in Western Europe

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