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1 online resource (209 pages) |
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Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics Ser |
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Routledge Studies in Radical History and Politics Ser
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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Global dissent and left-wing activism today; Note; References; PART I: Communities of resistance; 2. The making and framing of solidarity campaigning on asylum rights: a radical left social movement in Sheffield; Introduction; The survival and relevance of a proletarian culture; South Yorkshire was changing . . .; Asylum rights campaigning and migrant organisations before SYMAAG; Mobilising outrage -- the early activists in SYMAAG |
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A left movement for asylum rights going beyond a "politics of compassion"SYMAAG and public pedagogy in Sheffield; Activists' wisdom and activist research; Exposing "atrocious" G4S asylum housing and a deterrent asylum regime; SYMAAG and the COMPASS contract campaigns; Exposing asylum markets; The message: real people profit from asylum seekers and their homes; Corporate welfare state and a shadow state; SYMAAG and solidarities; Conclusions; References; 3. Community organising and Citizens UK: can tangible social change be achieved through institution-based apolitical politics?; Introduction |
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Citizens UK's backgroundResearch methodology; Engagement and membership; Difficulties engaging with the model; Ideology, politics, and adaptability; Discussion and personal reflections; Acknowledgements; Notes; References; 4. What has the internet done to leftist organisations? The impact of using digital media on Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists; Introduction; The journey of digitalising the movement; What is digital media used for by the Revolutionary Socialists?; The influence of digitalisation on the Revolutionary Socialists movement |
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Did digital media benefit or harm this leftist organisation?Conclusion; Note; References; PART II: Political spaces of the left; 5. Historicizing the Gezi Rebellion in Turkey: tracing revolutionary ideas in action; Historicizing the Gezi Rebellion; From the Gezi Park protests to the Gezi Rebellion; The emergence of resistance: from sighing and murmuring to conflict; From tendencies of identity to class politics; Political promises of the Gezi Rebellion; From symbol to idea; From standing man to utopia or salvation; From past and distant to here and now; Notes; References |
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6. Urban activism and touristification in Southern Europe: Barcelona, Madrid and LisbonIntroduction; A touristified city?; Resistance to the 'Tourist City' in Southern Europe; The case of Madrid; Barcelona; Lisbon; Conclusions -- a comparative perspective; Acknowledgement; Notes; References; 7. Changes and continuity in the left in Chile (1990-2017): between the streets and institutions; Introduction; A brief overview of the left in Chile, 1973-2000; The Concertación governments and the turn to the left in Latin America; The approach of the Communist Party |
| Summary |
Within many societies across the world, new social and political movements have sprung up that either challenge formal parliamentary structures of democracy and participation, or work within them and, in the process, fundamentally alter the ideological content of democratic potentials. At the same time, some parliamentary political parties have attracted a new type of 'populist' political rhetoric and support base. This collection, along with its accompanying volume 2, examines the emergence of, and the connections between, these new types of left-wing democracy and participation. Through an array of examples from different countries, itexplains whyleft-wing activism arises in new and innovative spaces in society andhowthis joins up with conventional left-wing politics, including parliamentary politics. It demonstrates howthese new forms of politics can resonate with the real life experiences of ordinary people and thereby win support for left-wing agendas |
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The 2011 crisis and the realignment of the political field |
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Print version record |
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Social movements -- Case studies
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Left-wing extremists -- Case studies
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Opposition (Political science) -- Case studies
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Political participation -- Case studies
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Globalization -- Political aspects -- Case studies
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Globalization -- Political aspects
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Left-wing extremists
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Opposition (Political science)
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Political participation
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Social movements
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Roberts, John
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| ISBN |
9781351047395 |
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1351047396 |
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