Published: April 3, 2024
Why do we see large-scale labor protests and strikes under some IMF programs such as in Greece 2010 not others Ireland the same year? This Element argues that extensive market reform conditions an immobile generate strong opposition to programs. Labor decentralize open up cause workers either lose terms of rights benefits, while being stuck job or fall into a less protected sector with fewer benefits. Conversely, more mobile markets, wage benefit differentials are low, movement across sectors is easier. In groups mobilize extent block The author tests this theory global sample explores causal mechanism four case studies on Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal.
Language: Английский
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6Have Repertoire, Will Travel
Published: March 12, 2024
Nonviolence is celebrated and practiced around the world, as a universal 'method for all human conflict.' This Element describes how nonviolence has evolved into global repertoire, patterned form of contentious political performance that spread an international movement movements, systematizing institutionalizing particular forms protest best claims-making practice. It explains formal organizational efforts social emissaries favorable corresponding models state civic participation have enabled globalization nonviolence. The discusses historical perspective this process to illuminate understanding can explain repertoire's successes failures across contexts over time. underscores dynamics contention among repertoires suggests future research more closely examines challenges posed by institutionalization.
Language: Английский
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5Protest Walls
Published: Feb. 7, 2025
Protest walls have played an important role in movement communication and mobilizing the public. We focus on contentious performances way diverse actors co-authored spaces into protest that were seen Hong Kong other countries including Lebanon, Iraq, Taiwan. argue once created, can become objects symbolic of dissent. They exist as a lexicon-a complex language symbols spatial practices. This is now internationally understood method which has high degree transferability be adapted local contexts or used to transmit concerns international consciousness. Finally, we show wall shed new light relationship between activists, their claims targets does not types performance.
Language: Английский
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0The Evolution of Authoritarianism and Contentious Action in Russia
Published: May 30, 2024
This Element examines the evolution of authoritarianism in Russia from 2011 to 2023, focusing on its impact contentious action. It argues that primary determinant contention, at both federal and regional levels, is authoritarian innovation characterized by reactive proactive repression. Drawing Russian legislation, reports human rights organizations, media coverage, a novel dataset events created user-generated Twitter using computational techniques, this contributes understanding politics regimes, underscoring role innovative responses shaping
Language: Английский
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4The Gaza Pullout Contentious Campaign
Published: Dec. 3, 2024
Language: Английский
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