1st Edition
Economic Crisis and Mass Protest The Pots and Pans Revolution in Iceland
Introduction
1. Context of crisis
2. Evolution of protest
3. Evolution of discourse
4. Individual mobilization
5. Conclusion
References
Appendices
Index
Biography
Jón Gunnar Bernburg is Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences at the University of Iceland. Since he graduated with a Ph.D. in Sociology from the State University of New York at Albany in 2002, his work has cut across several sub-fields of sociology. His early work studied the social causes of crime and deviant behavior; in recent years he has focused on the effects of the 2008 Icelandic financial collapse on individual, social, and political development. In addition to contributing to edited volumes, handbooks, and encyclopedias throughout his career, he has published articles in leading social science journals, such as Social Forces, Sociology, European Sociological Review, Criminology, Social Science & Medicine, and Mobilization.
‘In the global wave of protest against austerity policies during the Great Recession, Iceland played a pivotal role as the early riser. Since the "Pots and Pans Revolution" Iceland’s flag became a global symbol of courageous resistance against injustice. Based on in-depth empirical analysis and innovative theoretical thinking, this volume offers a most welcome analysis of the mechanisms through which citizens mobilize under critical circumstances as collective actions create solidarity and feelings of empowerment.’ -Donatella della Porta, Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy
'The book is worth reading for a number of reasons. . . . Bernburg advances a breakdown theory of mobilization linking the economic crisis and the protest campaign, showing how the economic collapse disrupted people‘s taken-for-granted assumptions and routines and ultimately pushed them to action. . . . It appears that a tradition of protest has taken hold in Iceland. The book provides an important account of its origin.' - Marc Dixon, Social Forces
'This book is particularly methodologically rich, employing a mixed methods design combining official data from police and public agencies, qualitative interviews, discourse analysis and social surveys.' - Maria Grasso, Acta Sociologica
"This book is particularly methodologically rich, employing a mixed methods design combining
official data from police and public agencies, qualitative interviews, discourse analysis and social
surveys." - Maria Grasso, University of Sheffield, UK
