European Social Movements And The Transnationalization Of Public Spheres

Author : Angela Bourne
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351024531
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book European Social Movements and the Transnationalization of Public Spheres written by Angela Bourne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many contemporary social movements observe, copy, learn from, coordinate and cooperate with other movements abroad, and some mobilise to influence processes of global governance. Can these transnational dimensions of mobilization transform the territorial scale of political debate on issues of common concern in public spheres? In contrast to many existing studies, which focus on the media as carriers of public sphere transnationalisation, this book presents a theoretical and empirical exploration of the role of social movements in such processes. As ‘arenas’ or subaltern counterpublics in themselves, social movements may provide a setting in which activists come to frame claims in a comparative manner, interact with activists from other countries, frame problems as matters of transnational concerns or consider themselves members of transnational communities. As ‘actors’ social movements may contribute to the transnational transformation of public spheres by directing claims to political authorities beyond the state, claiming to represent transnational constituencies, and focus on similar issues and use similar frames of reference as movements abroad. The book’s case studies addressing efforts to build transnational social movements and transnational dimensions of anti-austerity and prodemocracy movements in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and Ireland provide contemporary empirical illustrations of such processes at work. The chapters were originally published in a special issue of the Journal of Civil Society.

Author : Donatella della Porta
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191619698
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Movements and Europeanization written by Donatella della Porta and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2011-06-23 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are social movement organizations euro-sceptical, euro-pragmatic, or euro-opportunist? Or do they accept the EU as a new level of governance to place pressure on? Do they provide a critical capital, necessary for the political structuring of the EU, or do they disrupt the process of EU integration? This book includes surveys of activists at international protest events targeting the European Union (for a total of about 5000 interviews); a discourse analysis of documents and transcripts of debates on European politics and policies conducted during the four European social forums held between 2002 and 2006 and involving hundreds of social movement organizations and tens of thousands of activists from all European countries; about 320 interviews with representatives of civil society organizations in six EU countries (France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain, and Italy) and one non-member state (Switzerland), and a systematic claims analysis of the daily press in selected years between 1990 and 2003. The empirical research shows the different paths of Europeanization taken by social movements and civil society organizations.

Author : A. Salvatore
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137283203
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rethinking the Public Sphere Through Transnationalizing Processes written by A. Salvatore and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the extent to which the theoretical relevance and analytical rigor of the concept of the public sphere is affected by current processes of transnationalization. The contributions address fundamental questions concerning the viability of a socially and politically effective public sphere in a post-Westphalian world.

Author : John Guidry
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472023411
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Globalizations and Social Movements written by John Guidry and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization is a set of processes that are weakening national boundaries. Both transnational and local social movements develop to resist the processes of globalization--migration, economic interdependence, global media coverage of events and issues, and intergovernmental relations. Globalization not only spurs the creation of social movements, but affects the way many social movements are structured and work. The essays in this volume illuminate how globalization is caught up in social movement processes and question the boundaries of social movement theory. The book builds on the modern theory of social movements that focuses upon political process and opportunity, resource mobilization and mobilization structure, and the cultural framing of grievances, utopias, ideologies, and options. Some of the essays deal with the structure of international campaigns, while others are focused upon conflicts and movements in less developed countries that have strong international components. The fourteen essays are written by both well established senior scholars and younger scholars in anthropology, political science, sociology, and history. The essays cover a range of time periods and regions of the world. This book is relevant for anyone interested in the politics and social change processes related to globalization as well as social-movement theory. Mayer Zald is Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan. Michael Kennedy is Vice Provost for International Programs, Associate Professor of Sociology, and Director of the Center for Russian and East European Affairs, University of Michigan. John Guidry is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Augustana College.

Author : Simon Teune
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1845459717
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Transnational Condition written by Simon Teune and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last two decades Europe has experienced a rise in transnational contention. Citizens are crossing borders to advance alternative visions of Europe. They spread protest concepts and tactics and explore new ways of organizing dissent. Far from being a recent phenomenon, transnational protest is obviously more salient in a world of international corporations and global political interaction, compounded by electronic communication and cheap travel. The transnational condition permeates all aspects of protest organization and dynamics – from individual biographies to activist networks to cycles of contention. The contributors offer insight into this multifaceted condition by combining rich empirical evidence with reflections on the problems of transnational research.

Author : Hein-Anton van der Heijden
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230294693
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Movements, Public Spheres and the European Politics of the Environment written by Hein-Anton van der Heijden and published by Springer. This book was released on 2010-12-08 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes how the European environmental movement has influenced the problem definitions and solution strategies of European policy issues, examining biodiversity, GMOs, Trans-European Transport Networks, and climate change.

Author : Dieter Gosewinkel
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 1785333127
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transnational Struggles for Recognition written by Dieter Gosewinkel and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now more than ever, “recognition” represents a critical concept for social movements, both as a strategic tool and an important policy aim. While the subject’s theoretical and empirical dimensions have usually been studied separately, this interdisciplinary collection focuses on both to examine the pursuit of recognition against a transnational backdrop. With a special emphasis on the efforts of women’s and Jewish organizations in 20th-century Europe, the studies collected here show how recognition can be meaningfully understood in historical-analytical terms, while demonstrating the extent to which transnationalization determines a movement’s reach and effectiveness.

Author : Alvaro Oleart
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030536378
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Framing TTIP in the European Public Spheres written by Alvaro Oleart and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the debate and politicisation of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations in the Spanish, French and British public spheres. It addresses the questions of how and to what extent the national media discourses about TTIP were Europeanised, and how this type ofEuropeanisation contributes to the democratic legitimacy of the EU. The author argues that the politicisation of TTIP should be seen as a symptom of the ‘normal’ politics of a democratic polity, as it enlarges the political arena by embedding European issues into national political debates. Demands for ‘Another Europe is Possible’ empower rather than hinder the legitimacy of the EU.

Author : Richard Gilman-Opalsky
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 9780739124789
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unbounded Publics written by Richard Gilman-Opalsky and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unbounded Publics presents a theory of transgressive public spheres that aims to expand dangerously narrow political discourses. In this volume, social and political theorists, political scientists, philosophers, and activists alike will find important contributions to ongoing debates concerning social movements, identity politics, the works of JYrgen Habermas, globalization, socialist philosophy, the media, and the Mexican Zapatistas.

Author : Birte Siim
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319761838
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Citizens' Activism and Solidarity Movements written by Birte Siim and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the activism and solidarity movements formed by contemporary European citizens in opposition to populism, which has risen significantly in reaction to globalization, European integration and migration. It makes the counterforces to neo-nationalisms visible and re-envisions key concepts such as democracy/public sphere, power/empowerment, intersectionality and conflict/cooperation in civil society. The book makes a theoretical and empirical contribution to citizenship studies, covering several forms such as contestatory, solidary, everyday and creative citizenship. The chapters examine the diverse movements against national populism, othering and exclusion in various parts of the European Union, such as Denmark, Finland, the UK, Austria, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Italy. The national case studies focus on counterforces to ethnic and religious divisions, as well as genders and sexualities, various expressions of anti-migration, Romanophobia, Islamophobia and homophobia. The book’s overall focus on local, national and transnational forms of resistance is premised on values of respect and tolerance of diversity in an increasingly multi-cultural Europe.