Cosmos
The Centre on Social Movement Studies
Monograph - 2015
Author: Donatella della Porta
Recent years have seen an enormous increase in protests across the world in which citizens have challenged what they see as a deterioration of democratic institutions and the very civil, political and social rights that form the basis of democratic life. Beginning with Iceland in 2008, and then forcefully in Egypt, Tunisia, Spain, Greece and… moreChapter in edited book - 2015
Author: Donatella della Porta and Alice Mattoni
Chapter in edited book - 2015
Author: Alice Mattoni
This chapter analyses the different frames that emerged during the mobilizations of precarious workers that occurred in Italy in the early 2000s, involving hundreds of thousands of protesters all over the country. In the past, workers’ movements had been rather homogeneous, representing workers who experienced very similar working and living conditions. In this sense, it… moreJournal Article - 2014
Authors: Juan Masullo Jimenez; Jone Lauzurika Bajo
This article analyses anti-austerity protest in Italy as a sort of ‘functional equivalent’ of the Indignados movements in other countries. While the typical forms of action of these movements, the acampada, were not very widespread in Italy in 2011, there were mobilisations for social justice and participatory democracy which indeed resonated with the frames that… moreChapter in edited book - 2014
Author: Philip M. Ayoub and David Paternotte
Journal Article - 2014
Author: Donatella della Porta
This short article comments on Bennet's and Segerberg's work on connecting action. After singling out some conditions which, according to social movement studies, would make an aggregating logic and personalized messages very important for mobilization, the author calls for further research (including through qualitative methods) on the complex dynamics related to the contemporary use of… moreJournal Article - 2014
Author: Phillip M. Ayoub
European Journal of International Relations, 2014, OnlineFirstJournal Article - 2014
Authors: Alice Mattoni; Markos Vogiatzoglou
Edited Volume - 2014
Authors: Phillip M. Ayoub; David Paternotte
Europe has long been regarded as a unique place for the promotion and furthering of LGBT rights. This important and compelling study investigates the alleged uniqueness and its ties to a relatively long history of LGBT and queer movements in the region. Contributors argue that LGBT movements were inspired by specific ideas about European democratic… moreJournal Article - 2014
Author: Alice Mattoni and Emiliano Treré
The aim of this article is to explore the use of 3 concepts of media studies—media practices, mediation, and mediatization—in order to build a conceptual framework to study social movements and the media. The article first provides a critical review of the literature about media and movements. Secondly, it offers an understanding of social movements… more25/08/2017
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Monograph - 2018
Journal Article - 2017