Austerity and Protest: Popular Contention in Times of Economic Crisis Ebook (nilibook.shop)

Austerity and Protest: Popular Contention in Times of Economic CrisisWhat is the relationship between economic crises and protest behaviour’ Does the experience of austerity, or economic hardship more broadly defined, create a greater potential for protest’With protest movements and events such as the Indignados and the Occupy Movement receiving a great deal of attention in the media and in the popular imaginary in recent times, this path-breaking book offers a rigorously-researched, evidence-based set of chapters on the relationship between austerity and protest. In so doing, it provides a thorough overview of different theories, mechanisms, patterns and trends which will contextualize more recent developments, and provide a pivotal point of reference on the relationship between these two variables.More specifically, this book will speak to three crucial, long-standing debates in scholarship in political sociology, social movement studies, and related fields:The effects of economic hardship on protest and social movements.The role of grievances and opportunities in social movement theory.The distinction between ISBN: 9781472439185, 147243918X