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Book Synopsis1.The Transnationalization of Political Contention in Europe and its Wider Neighbourhood During the Political Backlash: an Introduction.- Part I: Seizing the Opportunities of the EU Multilevel Governance Framework.- 2. Seizing Transnational Opportunities in Times of Political Backlash: The Transformation of Civil Society Organizations’ Activism in Italy.- 3. The Contentious Politics of Migration in the EU: The Effects of Organisations’ Internal Dynamics on Transnational Networking.- 4. Contemporary Feminism as a Transnational Wave: Multilevel Opportunities, Processes of Diffusion and Common Challenges.- Part II: Framing Europe.- 5. Transnationalization vs Eco-Nationalism: Discursive Framing of Environmental Struggles in Serbia.- 6. Towards a Transnational Public Sphere? The New Climate Movement and the European Union.- 7. Defending the Status Quo: the Dilemmas of Anti-Brexit Activism After the 2016 Referendum.- 8. The EU’s Human Rights Promotion in the South Caucasus: Underpinning Logics and Alternative Imaginations.- Part III: Scaling Contention Upwards Through Transnational Networks.- 9. Supranational Pressures and Multilevel Responses: Healthcare Activism in the Era of the EU’s New Economic Governance Regime.- 10. The Transnationalization of the Far-Right: Between Movements and Parties.- 11. Scaling-up Contention at a Euro-Mediterranean Level: Non-State Actors Navigating Between Bureaucratic Alliances and Contentious Strategies.- 12. Horizontal and Vertical Integration and Transnational Labour Activism: A Power Resource Approach.- 13. Transnationalizing Contention: Some Conclusions.