Street citizens : protest politics and social movement activism in the age of globalization /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Giugni, Marco (Author), Grasso, Maria T. (Maria Teresa), 1984- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2019]
Series:Cambridge studies in contentious politics.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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 the jump?; 6. Cognition and affect among demonstrators; 7. Why do people want to demonstrate?; 8. Protest politics and social movement activism in perspective.