1st Edition

The People and the State Twenty-First Century Protest Movement

Edited By Thomas O'Brien Copyright 2018
210 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

Protest has proliferated in the early part of the twenty-first century, forcing change in political systems and challenging established patterns of behaviour. The factors driving these protests range from religion and inequality through to the effectiveness of the state and its role in protecting the rights of citizens. The growth in discontent represented by these protests potentially threatens... Read more

Foreword David Canter

1. Populism, Protest and Democracy in the Twenty-First Century Thomas O’Brien

2. The Origins of Labour Autonomy in Authoritarian Tunisia Keenan Wilder

3. The Legacy of Compliant Activism in Autocracies: Post-Communist Experience Alexander Libman and Vladimir Kozlov

4. Context, Image and the Case of the Shahbag Movement Sanchari De

5. Social Movements and Constitutional Politics in Latin America: Reconfiguring Alliances, Framings and Legal Opportunities in the Judicialisation of Abortion Rights in Brazil Alba Ruibal

6. Pollution, Institutions and Street Protests in Urban China Yang Zhong and Wonjae Hwang

7. Political Activists’ Frames in Times of Post-Politics: Evidence from Kirchnerism in Argentina and Podemos in Spain Iban Diaz-Parra, Beltran Roca and Silvina Romano

8. Protest in South Africa: Motives and Meanings Tom Lodge and Shauna Mottiar

9. Intellectual Radicals Challenging the State: The Case of Hizb ut-Tahrir in the West Elisa Orofino

10. When Actions Speak Louder than Words: Examining Collective Political Protests in Central Asia Dilshod Achilov

11. Political Religion and the Rise of Transnational Right and Left-Wing Social Movements Since 9/11 David Jones

Biography

Thomas O’Brien is a Lecturer in the Centre for International Security and Resilience at Cranfield University, UK. His research interests include leadership during democratisation, environmental politics and social movements.