Political Protest in Western Europe Exploring the Role of Context in Political Action

This book analyzes the individual and contextual determinants of protest politics in Western Europe. Building on different theoretical perspectives, from social movements theory to political behavior approaches, the author provides new empirical evidence on the patterns of protest politics. Readers...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Quaranta, Mario
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:Contributions to Political Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. A Micro-Macro Approach to Political Protest
  • What Is Protest? Concept and Measurement
  • Who Protests? Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Evidence
  • Individual Resources and Political Protest. The Role of Welfare States
  • Organizations and Political  Protest. The Role of Decentralization
  • Dissatisfaction and Political Protest. The Role of Party Systems