{"product_id":"social-movements-in-times-of-austerity-9780745688589","title":"Social Movements in Times of Austerity","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecent years have seen an enormous increase in protests across the world in which citizens have challenged what they see as a deterioration of democratic institutions and the very civil, political and social rights that form the basis of democratic life. Beginning with Iceland in 2008, and then forcefully in Egypt, Tunisia, Spain, Greece and Portugal, or more recently in Peru, Brazil, Russia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Ukraine, people have taken to the streets against what they perceive as a rampant and dangerous corruption of democracy, with a distinct focus on inequality and suffering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis timely new book addresses the anti-austerity social movements of which these protests form part, mobilizing in the context of a crisis of neoliberalism. Donatella della Porta shows that, in order to understand their main facets in terms of social basis, strategy, and identity and organizational structures, we should look at the specific characteristics of the socioeconomic, cultural and polit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book, written by one of the foremost theorists of social movements, offers a new way to theorise the complex conjuncture of late neo-liberalism, a 'precariat' that includes the young and educated. and a legitimacy crisis of our political institutions and how this plays out in the squares of Europe, America and the Middle East.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMary Kaldor, The London School of Economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Scholars of social movements have largely ignored capitalism in recent years, but Donatella della Porta shows how a crisis of neoliberal capitalism has provided the main motives and solidarities for recent protests against economic austerity and political corruption. Hers is a very important and original attempt to bridge political economy and contentious politics.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJeff Goodwin, New York University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Among scholars of contemporary social movements, della Porta is unique in combining inquiry about resources for mobilization, political cleavages, and diverse experiences of neoliberal capitalism.... \u003cb\u003eHighly recommended.\u003c\/b\u003e\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Della Porta's argument is complex, but coherent and convincing. The book helps shed light on the political-economic dimension of anti-austerity protests. The renewed focus on capitalism resonates with the current debate on causes and effects of inequality (for example, Piketty, Stiglitz), and should trigger more research.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eThomas Mättig, \u003ci\u003eDemocratization\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A]n important novelty in the field of social movement studies. The successful attempt to combine an innovative theoretical framework with a rich and detailed empirical analysis of the recent (and less recent) global waves of protest pushes forward a significant renewal in the analytical toolkit of this discipline and an expansion of its research themes in a hitherto unexplored direction.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJournal of Economics and Political Economy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Re-emergence of a Class Cleavage? Social Movements in Times of Austerity 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Social Structure: Old Working Class, New Precariat, or Yet Something Different? 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Identification Processes: Class and Culture 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Lo Llaman Democracia Y No Lo Es: A Crisis of Political Responsibility 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport: Changing Conceptions of Democracy in Social Movements 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Bringing Capitalism Back into Protest Analysis? Some Concluding Remarks 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 247\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404430057815,"sku":"9780745688589","price":49.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745688589.jpg?v=1730486437","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/social-movements-in-times-of-austerity-9780745688589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}