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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462253603321

Autore

Grodsky Brian K. <1974->

Titolo

Social movements and the new state [[electronic resource] ] : the fate of pro-democracy organizations when democracy is won / / Brian K. Grodsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California, : Stanford University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-8047-8366-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Disciplina

303.48/4

Soggetti

Social movements - Political aspects

Democratization

Democracy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: How Many Lives Does a Social Movement Have?; 2. From Mobilization to Victory: Democratization and the Fate of Social-Movement Organizations; 3. From Solidarity to Isolation: How Poland's Pro-Democracy Movement Lost in the Transition; 4. From Elation to Frustration: The Tale of South Africa's Two Organization al Giants; 5. The Struggle of NGOs After the Rose Revolution; 6. Implications and Conclusions; Appendices; Appendix 1: Methodology; Appendix 2: Georgia Interviews; Appendix 3: Poland Interviews; Appendix 4: South Africa Interviews; Notes

BibliographyIndex

Sommario/riassunto

The world's democracies cheered as the social movements of the Arab Spring ended the reigns of longstanding dictators and ushered in the possibility of democracy.  Yet these unique transitions also fit into a broader pattern of democratic breakthroughs around the globe, where political leaders emerge from the pro-democracy movement that helped affect change. In Social Movements and the New State, Brian Grodsky examines the relationships between new political elites and the civil society organizations that brought them to power in three culturally and geographically disparate countr



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Record Nr.

UNIORUON00173642

Titolo

Arbeitspapiere

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bern, : Universität Bern, Institut für Sprachwissenschaft

Lingua di pubblicazione

Non definito

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

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