Protest, social movements, and global democracy since 2011 : new perspectives / / edited by Thomas Davies, Holly Eva Ryan, Alejandro Milciades Peña

• Pubblicazione: Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2016; ©2016
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 322.42090512
• Soggetto topico: National liberation movements - Developing countries; Revolutions - History - 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): DaviesThomas; RyanHolly Eva; PeñaAlejandro Milciades
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Protest, Social Movements and Global Democracy since 2011: New Perspectives; Copyright Pages; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Protest, Social Movements and Global Democracy since 2011: New Perspectives; Introduction; A New Protest Wave? An Overview of Key Events; Analyzing Protest and Democracy since 2011: Dimensions of the Debate; Dimensions of Protest; Dimensions of Democracy; Dimensions of the Relationship between Protest and Democracy; The Burgeoning Literature on the New "New Movements"; Contributions in This Special Issue; The Road Ahead; Notes; References ; Do Issues Matter? Anti-Austerity Protests' Composition, Values, and Action Repertoires ComparedIntroduction; Theory and Previous Research; Grievances, Deprivation, and Political Protest; The Evolution of Protest Participation; The Determinants of Protest Participation; The Importance of Issues; Data and Methods; Findings; Discussion and Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Appendix: Demonstrations Included in the Analysis: Coding Based on Expert Judgments; Occupying Organization: Space as Organizational Resource in Occupy Wall Street; Introduction; Social Movement Organizations and Beyond ; MethodsBeginnings; A Statement in Itself; Occupation as Recruitment; Building Commitment; Occupation as Connective Structure; Post-Eviction: The Loss of Organization; Discussion and Conclusion; Notes; References; Protest and Recognition in the Bulgarian Summer 2013 Movement; Introduction; Overview of Events in Bulgaria; Commonalities and Disparities with Global Protests; Identity and Memory in the Bulgarian Protests; Concluding Remarks; References; Challenging the Gospel of Neoliberalism? Civil Society Opposition to Mining in Armenia; Methodology ; Mining, Neoliberalism, and Civil Society ResistanceThe Governance Context and Neoliberal Mining-Friendly Policies; Opposition to Mining in Armenia: The Campaign to Save Teghut; Challenging the Gospel of Neoliberalism; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Transnational Resistance Networks: New Democratic Prospects? The Lyon-Turin Railway and No TAV Movement; Introduction; Theoretical Framework; Democratic Participation and Communicative Action; Definition of Terms; Transnational Mega Projects, Social Movements, and Communicative Deficits; Communicative and Democratic Deficits ; Case StudyResearch Method; Findings; Deliberative Democracy within the No TAV Movement; Communicative Action and "the Movement"; Communicative Distance between LTF and Local Citizens; Government Counter-Responses: Trust, Representative Democracy, and Conflicting Global Visions; Government Counter-Responses: Traditional Media Sources and New Media in the Public Sphere; No TAV and New Media; Transnational Resistance Networks and "Glocal" Prospects for Democratic Mobilization; Conclusion; Notes; References ; When Social Movements Become a Democratizing Force: The Political Impact of the Student Movement in Chile
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume engages with new theoretical and methodological perspectives and illuminates novel aspects of transnational social movement dynamics, such as the evolving role of information technology, deterritorialisation and government counter-responses.
• Titolo autorizzato: Protest, social movements, and global democracy since 2011
• ISBN: 1-78635-027-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910467734303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Research in social movements, conflicts and change ; ; Volume 39.