Subterranean politics in Europe
By: [edited by] Mary Kaldor (professor of global governance, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK), Sabine Selchow (research Fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9781137441461
Subjects: Politics and government; Social conditions; Political activists; History; Protest movements; Social movements; Radicalism; Political culture; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National
Description: "We are experiencing one of those rare moments in history when subterranean politics 'bubbles up' to the surface. The demonstrations, occupations and new political initiatives that emerged across Europe in 2011 and 2012 struck a chord in public opinion in a way that has not been true of the protests and social movements arising over the last decade. This has caused ripples of discomfort in established institutions, challenging dominant ways of thinking and unsettling normal assumptions about how politics is done. Based on a multi-disciplinary, collaborative research project carried out across Europe, and from the team responsible for the landmark Global Civil Society yearbooks, this volume investigates why this is occurring now, whether the current eruptions are different to previous periods of political upheaval, and what they tell us about the future of the European project"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1. In Search of Europe's Future : Subterranean Politics and the Other Crisis in Europe / Mary Kaldor and Sabine Selchow; title: 2. In Search of European Alternatives : Anti-Austerity Protests in Europe / Mario Pianta and Paolo Gerbaudo; title: 3. 2011 : Subterranean Politics and Visible Protest on Social Justice in Italy / Donatella della Porta, Lorenzo Mosca and Louisa Parks; title: 4. The 'Swarm Intelligence' and Occupy : Recent Subterranean Politics In Germany / Anne Nassauer and Helmut K. Anheier; title: 5. The 15-M Movement : a Bet for Radical Democracy / Jordi Bonet i Marti; title: 6. Hungary at the Vanguard of Europe's Rearguard? : Emerging Subterranean Politics and Civil Dissent / Jody Jensen; title: 7. Political Blockage and the Absence of Europe : Subterranean Politics in London / Sean Deel and Tamsin Murray-Leach; title: 8. Alter-Europe : Progressive activists and Europe / Geoffrey Pleyers; title: 9. Conclusion: Towards a European Spring? / Ulrich Beck and Mary Kaldor.