1st Edition
The Arab Uprisings Protests, Gender and War (2011-2021)
Premise, Introduction, 1. Between Organization and Spontaneity of Protests, 2. Variety of Groups and Protests in Repressive Contexts, 3. Protest Demobilization in Post-Revolutionary Settings, 4. The Gendered Effects of the War: Poverty and Displacement of Syrian Women In Lebanon, 5. LGBT Activism in Repressive Contexts: The Struggle For (In)Visibility in Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey, 6. The Kurds of Syria: From Popular Committees to Fighting Units, Conclusion
Biography
Giuseppe Acconcia is a postdoctoral researcher and lecturer in Political Sociology and Geopolitics of the Middle East at the University of Padua, Department of Political Science, Law, and International Studies (SPGI), Italy. He holds a PhD degree in politics at the University of London (Goldsmiths). His research interests focus on social movements, state, and transformation in the Middle East.
Lorenza Perini is a researcher at the Department of Political Science, Law, and International Studies (SPGI), University of Padua, Italy. She holds a PhD degree in contemporary history and in urban planning. She teaches gender policies and globalization. She is a member of the Equal Opportunities Committee and the Gender Studies Research Centre (CEC) at the same University.
