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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.
Provides an evidence-based analysis of participants in street demonstrations across Europe based on a unique dataset
Examines variations in the features of street demonstrations that enables readers to go a step further in their research to understand who, why and how people demonstrate, compared to previous research
Each chapter builds on a specific research question, allowing them to be used selectively if required
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. Were 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.
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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.
Provides an evidence-based analysis of participants in street demonstrations across Europe based on a unique dataset
Examines variations in the features of street demonstrations that enables readers to go a step further in their research to understand who, why and how people demonstrate, compared to previous research
Each chapter builds on a specific research question, allowing them to be used selectively if required
