ISBN:
9781351123068
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1351123068
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9781351123051
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135112305X
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9781351123037
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1351123033
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9781351123044
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1351123041
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in Latin American politics
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in Latin American politics 28
DDC:
305.5/50982
Keywords:
Middle class / Political activity / Argentina
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Social change / Argentina / History / 21st century
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
Abstract:
Adopting Argentina's popular uprisings against neoliberalism including the 2001-02 rebellion and subsequent mass protests as a case study, The Mobilization and Demobilization of Middle-Class Revolt analyzes two decades of longitudinal research (1995-2018), including World Bank and Latinobaraometer household survey data, along with participant interviews, to explore why nonpolitically active middle-class citizens engage in radical protest movements, and why they eventually demobilize. In particular it asks, how do they become politicized and resist economic and political crises, along with their own hardship? Theoretically informed by Gramsci's notions of hegemony, ideology and class consciousness, Ozarow posits that to affect profound and lasting social change, multisectoral alliances and sustainable mobilizing vehicles are required to maintain radical progressive movements beyond periods of crisis. With the Argentinian revolt understood to be the ideological forbearer to the autonomist-inspired uprisings which later emerged, comparisons are drawn with experiences in the USA, Spain, Greece UK, Iceland and the Middle East, as well as 1990s contexts in South Africa and Russia. Such a comparative analysis helps understand how contextual factors shape distinctive struggling middle-class citizen responses to external shocks. This book will be of immense value to students, activists and theorists of social change in North America, in Europe and globally
Note:
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 04, 2019)
DOI:
10.4324/9781351123068
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveroeffentlichers)
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781351123068
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