The Policing of Protest in Late Neoliberalism: Contextualizing Situational Explanations
In: Soziopolis: Gesellschaft beobachten
In: Soziopolis: Gesellschaft beobachten
In: Italian Political Science Review: Rivista italiana di scienza politica, Band 40, Heft 2, S. 175-193
ISSN: 0048-8402
The article discusses recent challenges and opportunities for democracy. Stressing that the scientific discourse on this topic has to critically consider the various meanings of the concept of democracy, some main narratives on the status of democracy are reviewed, looking at the elements of crisis of representative democracies, but also at the growing importance of democratic qualities promoted in participatory and deliberative conceptions of democracy. Original empirical research on conceptions and practices of democracy in social movements as pre-figurative arenas provides illustrations of the tensions and potentials within the, variously understood, conceptions of democracy. Moreover, some explanations of the different conceptions of democracy are discussed. The author concludes that, if the historical evolution of democracy privileged some specific qualities (related in particular to electoral accountability), the recent difficulties of representative institutions require a reflection on different qualities that, as participation and deliberation, are acquiring new relevance. Adapted from the source document.
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 890-892
ISSN: 1537-5927
A symposium discussion of the following book by Pierre Rosanvallon; "Counter-Democracy: Politics in an Age of Distruct".
In: Mobilization: the international quarterly review of social movement research, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 279-296
ISSN: 1086-671X
The "return" of poor people movements encourages reflection on the impact of changes in the social structure, the availability of organizational resources, and political and discursive opportunities for collective action. Based on a quantitative and qualitative claim analysis in six European countries, this article maps unemployment-related protest actions in three areas: (a) long-term unemployment; (b) massive dismissals; and (c) unemployment and labor policies within more general cycles of protest. The article discusses the actors, the forms and claims of the protests, and the social and political opportunities for their development. Protests on unemployment tend to assume some similar forms, each oriented to stress the"absolute injustice" of the position of the unemployed. The framing of the issues of both labor changes and the evolution of the labor market restates the importance of social dynamics for political protest. Unions as well as other social movements and political actors play an important role in the protest against unemployment. Adapted from the source document.
In: Cultures & conflits: sociologie politique de l'international, Heft 70, S. 13-31
ISSN: 1777-5345
In: Acta politica: AP ; international journal of political Science, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 336-350
ISSN: 1741-1416
In this contribution, I suggest that some emerging developments in social movements can be usefully discussed in the light of the growing literature on deliberative democracy &, moreover, that reflections on social movements might help in specifying some conceptualization of deliberative politics. 29 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Democratization, Band 12, Heft 5, S. 668-685
ISSN: 1351-0347
In: Mobilization: the international quarterly review of social movement research, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 73-94
ISSN: 1086-671X
The debate on deliberative democracy could open a fruitful perspective for research on social movement conceptions & practices of democracy. This article reports a pilot study of the values & norms that guide the global justice movement's organizational choices based upon focus groups & in-depth interviews with participants in various Italian social forums. Deliberative democracy, which emphasizes participation & the quality of communication, is particularly relevant for a multifaceted, heterogeneous movement that incorporates many social, generational, & ideological groups as well as movement organizations from different countries. The global justice movement-a "movement of movements" according to some activists-comprises a dense network of movement organizations, often the product of previous protest cycles. It builds upon past experiences of organizational institutionalization, but also upon reflexive criticisms of it. These networks of networks provide important resources, but also pose challenges for participation & internal communication. The activists in our study addressed these challenges by building an organizational culture that stressed diversity rather than homogeneity, subjectivity, rather than obedience to organizational demands; transparency, even at the cost of effectiveness, open confrontations oriented to consensus building over efficient decision making; & "ideological contamination" rather than dogmatism. Traditional participatory models of democracy are bridged with concerns for good communication & deliberation. 62 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Democratization, Band 12, Heft 5, S. 668-685
ISSN: 1743-890X
In: Politix: revue des sciences sociales du politique, Band 17, Heft 68, S. 49-78
ISSN: 0295-2319
In: Pôle sud: revue de science politique, Heft 19, S. 175-195
ISSN: 1262-1676
This paper is based on a research led during the anti-globalization protest in Genoa in July 2001. It challenges the dominant view of globalization as a negative perspective for social movements. The author argues that this phenomenon has brought both resources & constraints for collective action that emphasizes a will of political participation & contests the classical scheme of democratic representation. 4 Tables, 56 References. Adapted from the source document.
In: Rivista storica dell'anarchismo, Band 9, Heft 2, S. 13-22
ISSN: 1122-617X
In: Italian Political Science Review: IPSR = Rivista italiana di scienza politica : RISP, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 569-572
ISSN: 2057-4908
In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Band 39, Heft 1, S. 1-21
ISSN: 1475-6765
Abstract. During the investigations into political corruption in Italy, judges emerged in the eyes of the public as the 'heroes' of a peaceful revolution against the 'villainous' politicians. The established explanation for the active role of the judiciary against corruption stresses the unusual degree of independence of Italian judges. Without denying the importance of this institutional variable, analysis of the interactions between politicians and judges in the history of the Italian Republic allows one to discuss the role of other two important variables: the informal networking between politicians and judges, and the professional culture of the magistracy. The three sets of variables are in fact used to explain two different strategies adopted by Italian judges in their interaction with the political system: a strategy of 'role substitution', acccording to which some judges act as a surrogate power for the protection of the citizens against corrupt politicians, and a 'collusive strategy', consisting of various levels of hidden exchanges between judges and politicians. This article is based on an examination of judicial documents relating to 40 episodes of political corruption, in–depth interviews with experts, reports of relevant Parliamentary Inquiry Commissions, requests for indictment of Members of Parliament, official statistics and the daily and weekly press.
In: Politiikka: Valtiotieteellisen Yhdistyksen julkaisu, Band 42, Heft 4, S. 234-248
ISSN: 0032-3365