Giugni / Grasso Street Citizens

Protest Politics and Social Movement Activism in the Age of Globalization
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-108-69750-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

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Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics

What is 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 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Giugni, Marco

Grasso, Maria T.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Protest politics and social movement activism in the age of globalization; 2. Contentious Europeans?; 3. Bringing capitalism back in?; 4. Protest and institutional politics; 5. Where they pushed or did they jump?; 6. Cognition and affect among demonstrators; 7. Why do people want to demonstrate?; 8. Protest politics and social movement activism in perspective.

Über Autor(innen)

Grasso, Maria T.
Maria T. Grasso is Professor at the Department of Politics at the University of Sheffield. She is the author of Generations, Political Participation and Social Change in Western Europe (2016) and co-editor of Austerity and Protest: Popular Contention in Times of Economic Crisis (2015). Her research focuses on political sociology and political engagement. She is European editor of Mobilization: An International Quarterly.

Giugni, Marco
Marco Giugni is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations and Director of the Institute of Cititzenship Studies (InCite) at the University of Geneva. His research interests include social movements and collective action, immigration and ethnic relations, unemployment and social exclusion. He is European editor of Mobilization: An International Quarterly.