| Where Did the Revolution Go?: Contentious Politics and the Quality of Democracy Contributor(s): Della Porta, Donatella (Author) |
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ISBN: 110717371X ISBN-13: 9781107173712 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 320.947 |
| LCCN: 2016038553 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.11" W x 9.4" (1.50 lbs) 430 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Where Did the Revolution Go? considers the apparent disappearance of the large social movements that have contributed to democratization. Revived by recent events of the Arab Spring, this question is once again paramount. Is the disappearance real, given the focus of mass media and scholarship on electoral processes and 'normal politics'? Does it always happen, or only under certain circumstances? Are those who struggled for change destined to be disappointed by the slow pace of transformation? Which mechanisms are activated and deactivated during the rise and fall of democratization? This volume addresses these questions through empirical analysis based on quantitative and qualitative methods (including oral history) of cases in two waves of democratization: Central Eastern European cases in 1989 as well as cases in the Middle East and Mediterranean region in 2011. |
Contributor Bio(s): Della Porta, Donatella: - Donatella Della Porta is Professor of Political Science and Dean of the Institute for Humanities and the Social Sciences at the Scuola Normale Superiore, Florence, where she also directs the Center on Social Movement Studies (Cosmos). Among her most recent publications are: Social Movements in Times of Austerity (2015), Methodological Practices in Social Movement Research (2014), Mobilizing for Democracy (2014), Can Democracy be Saved? (2013), Clandestine Political Violence (Cambridge, 2013) and the Blackwell Encyclopedia on Social and Political Movements (2013). |