ISBN:
1283429314
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9781409418771
,
9781283429313
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XVIII, 230 S.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Electronic reproduction Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture
Parallel Title:
Print version Violent Protest, Contentious Politics, and the Neoliberal State
DDC:
303.6'2
Keywords:
Neoliberalism Social aspects
;
Protest movements Cross-cultural studies
;
Riots Cross-cultural studies
;
Protest movements
;
Riots
Abstract:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Abstract:
This volume of cutting-edge research comparatively analyzes violent protest and rioting, furthering our understanding of this increasingly prevalent form of claim making. Hank Johnston and Seraphim Seferiades bring together internationally recognized experts in the field of protest studies and contentious politics to analyze the causes and trajectories of violence as a protest tactic. Crossnational comparisons from North America, Britain, France, Germany, Greece, Iran, Thailand, and elsewhere contribute to the volume's theoretical elaboration, while several case studies add depth to the discus
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Section I: Theoretical Perspectives; 1 The Dynamics of Violent Protest: Emotions, Repression and Disruptive Deficit; 2 Protest Movements and Violence; 3 The Outcomes of Political Violence: Ethical, Theoretical and Methodological Challenges; 4 Age Cohorts, Cognition and Collective Violence; 7 The Riots: A Dynamic View; Section III: Comparative Perspectives; 8 Protest and Repression in Democracies and Autocracies: Europe, Iran, Thailand and the Middle East 2010-11
Description / Table of Contents:
9 Contemporary French and British Urban Riots: An Exploration of the Underlying Political Dimensions10 The Volatility of Urban Riots; Section IV: The Greek December, 2008; 11 The Greek December, 2008; 12 Along the Pathways of Rage: The Space-Time of an Uprising; 13 The Accidental Eruption of an Anarchist Protest; 14 Radical Minorities, a Decade of Contention and the Greek December 2008; Bibliography; Index;
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction Available via World Wide Web
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