Showing papers in "Social Movement Studies in 2021"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyse the Chilean Spring of 2019-2020, the fiercest social outburst in Chile during the last three decades, and discuss the combined role of long-standing grievances, political attitudes.
Abstract: We analyse the Chilean Spring of 2019-2020 – the fiercest social outburst in Chile during the last three decades. After discussing the combined role of long-standing grievances, political attitudes...
90 citations
TL;DR: In 2018, a global wave of mobilization under the banners of Fridays For Future (FFF) and Extinction Rebellion (XR) has injected new energy into global climate politics as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Since late 2018, a global wave of mobilization under the banners of Fridays For Future (FFF) and Extinction Rebellion (XR) has injected new energy into global climate politics. FFF and XR took the ...
87 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the evolution of the movement of the squares following the end of the more visible cycles of mobilization of the square occupations and argue that a crucial aspect of this...
Abstract: This paper examines the evolvement of the ‘movement of the squares’ following the end of the more visible cycles of mobilization of the squares´ occupations. We argue that a crucial aspect of this ...
32 citations
TL;DR: In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008/9 social movements reminiscent of eco-emancipatory movements of the 1980s powerfully repoliticised the post-political order of neoliberalism as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008/9 social movements reminiscent of eco-emancipatory movements of the 1980s powerfully repoliticised the post-political order of neoliberalism. Additionall...
25 citations
TL;DR: The UK's referendum on EU membership that resulted in a narrow minority in favour of leave was followed by a leadership vacuum and intense debate about the implementation of the result as mentioned in this paper, leading to the UK leaving the EU.
Abstract: The UK’s referendum on EU membership that resulted in a narrow minority in favour of leave was followed by a leadership vacuum and intense debate about the implementation of the result. The politic...
24 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors draw upon Bourdieu's sociology to reformulate the political proces of the emergence and the dynamics of contentious mobilization in the context of political protest.
Abstract: How can we account for the emergence and the dynamics of contentious mobilization? In order to answer this question, this article draws upon Bourdieu’s sociology to reformulate the political proces...
22 citations
TL;DR: The proliferation of environmental alternative action organizations (EAAOsman et al. as discussed by the authors ) is a defining feature of present-day environmentalism and the literature on sustainable materialism has celebrated this as an...
Abstract: The proliferation of environmental alternative action organization (EAAOs) is a defining feature of present-day environmentalism. The literature on sustainable materialism has celebrated this as an...
21 citations
TL;DR: The Covid-19 pandemic in London in 2019 as discussed by the authors created neighbourhood Mutual Aid groups on WhatsApp and Facebook to provide basic survivability and support to the victims of the pandemic.
Abstract: Between March and June 2020, residents in north London faced the Covid-19 pandemic by creating neighbourhood Mutual Aid groups on WhatsApp and Facebook. These groups not only addressed basic surviv...
21 citations
TL;DR: An arena is a familiar, common-sense word to specify what constrains and enables human actors, or players, in politics, in the sense of the places where they do politics.
Abstract: An arena is a familiar, common-sense word to specify what constrains and enables human actors, or players, in politics, in the sense of the places where they do politics. It joins a long list of si...
20 citations
TL;DR: A widespread view on the success of populist far-right parties is that they mobilise economically left-behind voters via a backward-looking, nostalgic and thus illegitimate agenda.
Abstract: A widespread view on the success of populist far-right parties is that they mobilise economically left-behind voters via a backward-looking, nostalgic and thus illegitimate agenda. Yet, recent rese...
20 citations
TL;DR: There have been numerous scholarly books written about elements of Spain's contentious political trajectory since 2011, and many are admirable in their treatment of the Spanish case, but Cristina F... as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: There have been numerous scholarly books written about elements of Spain’s contentious political trajectory since 2011, and many are admirable in their treatment of the Spanish case, but Cristina F...
TL;DR: The authors examines the mobilizational plane of Spain's Podemos party's populist proposal to transform popular outrage into political power, drawing on thirty-four semi-structured interviews with c...
Abstract: This paper examines the mobilizational plane of Spain’s Podemos party’s populist proposal to transform popular outrage into political power. Drawing on thirty-four semi-structured interviews with c...
TL;DR: Prefigurative mobilizations replace protest with direct action, means and ends becoming ideally one and the same as mentioned in this paper, and this entails a two-step movement: first, subtraction (withdrawal) from...
Abstract: Prefigurative mobilizations replace protest with direct action, means and ends becoming ideally one and the same. Analytically this entails a two-step movement: first, subtraction (withdrawal) from...
TL;DR: Collective alternative everyday practices (CAEPs) have become a prominent sight in the critical-creative milieus as mentioned in this paper, such as community gardens, clothing swaps or repair cafes.
Abstract: Collective alternative everyday practices (CAEPs), such as community gardens, clothing swaps or repair cafes, have become a prominent sight in the critical-creative milieus So far, CAEPs have been
TL;DR: In this paper, the concept of women's cause field is introduced, which refers to the relational structure of groups mostly devoted to the advancement of women in a variety of social settings, cutting across the line between civil society and political institutions.
Abstract: This article introduces the concept of women’s cause field, which refers to the relational structure of groups mostly devoted to the advancement of women in a variety of social settings, cutting across the line between civil society and political institutions. Unlike the women’s movement, the women’s cause field encompasses a set of both extra-institutional and intra-institutional mobilizing structures. This concept expands on scholarship on institutional activism, and on field and network theory. Beyond the case of the women’s movement, it provides a new framework – the notion of cause field – to capture the architecture of specialized collective protest in the era of movement institutionalization, distinct from, and complementary to, the concept of social movement.
TL;DR: In this paper, a unique case of local environmental activism in order to think through the puzzle of how to interpret the transformative potential of the forms of small-scale collective acti...
Abstract: This article analyses a unique case of local environmental activism in order to think through the puzzle of how to interpret the transformative potential of the forms of small-scale collective acti...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe contemporary networked social movements as leaderless and suggest that social influence is inevitably unevenly distributed across participants, so informal and diffused leaders do exis...
Abstract: Contemporary networked social movements are often described as leaderless. However, social influence is inevitably unevenly distributed across participants, so informal and diffused leaders do exis...
TL;DR: In this article, the contentiousness of markets has been assessed by the social movements literature and a broad range of tactics can be used to compel corporations to change their practices, such as regulation, regulation, and taxation.
Abstract: The contentiousness of markets has recently been assessed by the social movements literature. Activists can use a broad range of tactics to compel corporations to change their practices. This paper...
TL;DR: The growing attention paid to the relational spaces of collective action is good news as discussed by the authors, and it owes a lot to the legacy of interactionism and allows us to more accurately grasp the relevant contexts of...
Abstract: The growing attention paid to the relational spaces of collective action is good news. It owes a lot to the legacy of interactionism and allows us to more accurately grasp the relevant contexts of ...
TL;DR: The concept of the space of social movements as mentioned in this paper is defined as a relatively autonomous microcosm of practice and meaning in which contentious mobilizations are linked by various social movements, such as protest movements.
Abstract: The article defines the concept of ‘space of social movements’, that describes the relatively autonomous microcosm of practice and meaning in which contentious mobilizations are linked by various r...
TL;DR: Fishman has devoted a great deal of time to the study of the culture and politics of two societies that are so close, but at the same time so dissimilar, as those of Spain and Portugal as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Robert M. Fishman has devoted a great deal of time to the study of the culture and politics of two societies that are so close, but at the same time so dissimilar, as those of Spain and Portugal. D...
TL;DR: Since August 2018, Thunberg and Fridays for Future have captured the attention of the world by mobilizing millions of young students as well as adults to join their climate strikes.
Abstract: Since August 2018, Greta Thunberg and Fridays for Future have captured the attention of the world by mobilizing millions of young students as well as adults to join their climate strikes. The movem...
TL;DR: The authors develops the argument that immigrants can, in fact, be used to disrupt the nation state and destabilize its boundaries, and argues that undocumented immigrants can be used as agents of change.
Abstract: Immigrants, and particularly undocumented immigrants, are oftentimes seen as disrupting the nation state and destabilizing its boundaries. This paper develops the argument that immigrants can, unde...
TL;DR: In the UK, between 1968 and 2011, over 150 undercover police officers (spycops) covertly infiltrated more than 1000 political groups in the UK and a large majority of which were left leaning as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Between 1968 and 2011, over 150 undercover police officers (spycops) covertly infiltrated more than 1000 political groups in the UK, a large majority of which were left leaning . Undercover officer...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used the struggle for an autonomous social centre in Prague to examine the concept of post-politicization in the post-socialist city using the case of the squatted social centre Klinik.
Abstract: The article uses the struggle for an autonomous social centre in Prague to examine the concept of post-politicization in the post-socialist city. Using the case of the squatted social centre Klinik...
TL;DR: Since 2008, three anti-India mass uprisings occurred in Indian-administered Kashmir, resulting in a marked resurgence of the Kashmiri self-determination movement, known popularly as the Tehreek as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Since 2008, three anti-India mass uprisings occurred in Indian-administered Kashmir, resulting in a marked resurgence of the Kashmiri self-determination movement, known popularly as the Tehreek. In...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze the evolution of the protests after the election of the Venezuelan Constitutional Assembly in 2017, and adopt the idea of a social conflict over diverging opinions about the election.
Abstract: In this study, we analyze the evolution of the protests after the election of the Venezuelan Constitutional Assembly in 2017. We adopt the idea of a social conflict over diverging opinions about ho...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe how people engaged in risky forms of activism understand and manage their mental and emotional wellbeing, and what factors shape these responses. But, they do not discuss the sustainability of these responses for the long-term.
Abstract: How do people engaged in risky forms of activism understand and manage their mental and emotional wellbeing? What factors shape these responses? How is this significant for the sustainability of ac...
TL;DR: In this article, the role of the radical non-violent Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir in retaining long-term member loyalty is explored, and the authors explore the role that the group played in retaining loyalty among its members.
Abstract: The present paper explores the role of the radical non-violent Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir in retaining long-term member loyalty. More specifically, this study explores Hizb ut-Tahrir’s framing o...
TL;DR: The Italian movement of the Sardines that emerged in November 2019 as a reaction to the Lega, the radical right populist party led by Matteo Salvini, is analyzed in this paper.
Abstract: This article analyzes the Italian movement of the Sardines that emerged in November 2019 as a reaction to the Lega, the radical right populist party led by Matteo Salvini. On the one hand, it shows...