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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465438303321

Autore

Monforte Pierre

Titolo

Europeanizing contention : the protest against "fortress Europe" in France and Germany / / by Pierre Monforte

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York ; ; Oxford, England : , : Berghahn Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-85745-997-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Collana

Protest, Culture and Society ; ; Volume 12

Disciplina

303.48/40944

Soggetti

Social movements - Political aspects - France

Social movements - Political aspects - Germany

Emigration and immigration - Government policy

Social media - Political aspects

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

Title page; Copyright; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Evolution of French and  German Pro--asylum Movements since the Beginning of the 1990s; Chapter 2 The Components of the French and German Pro--asylum Movements in Comparative Perspective; Chapter 3 The Europeanization of the  Pro--asylum Movements; Chapter 4 The Different Modes of Europeanization of the Pro--asylum Movements; Chapter 5 The Europeanization of  Social Movements; Conclusion The Europeanization of Social Movements and the Emergence of a European Public Sphere; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What are the consequences of European integration on social movements? Who are the "winners" and the "losers" of Europe's organized civil society? This book explores the Europeanization of contention through an in-depth, comparative analysis of French and German pro-asylum movements since the end of the 1990s. Through an examination of their networks, discourses, and collective actions, it shows that the groups composing these movements display different degrees and forms of Europeanization, reflected in different fields of



protest. More generally, it shows the multiple strategies implement