Cosmos
The Centre on Social Movement Studies
Chapter in edited book - 2013
Author: Matteo Cernison
Cernison investigates the 2011 online communication campaign that lead to the victory of the Italian referendum against water privatization. In particular, the chapter evidences how a very large and disperse network of activists and social movement organizations evolved its communication strategies during the campaign, adopting innovative social media strategies and giving live to less centralized… more
Edited Volume - 2013
Authors: Bart Cammaerts; Alice Mattoni; Patrick McCurdy
Over the past year, international and national media have been full of stories about protest movements and tumultuous social upheaval from Tunisia to California. But scholars have not yet fully addressed the connection between these movements and the media and communication channels through which their messages spread. Correcting that imbalance, Mediation and Protest Movements explores… more
Edited Volume - 2013
Authors: Donatella della Porta; Dieter Rucht
The concepts of power and democracy have been extensively studied at the global, national and local levels and within institutions including states, international organizations and political parties. However, the interplay of those concepts within social movements is given far less attention. Studies have so far mainly focused on their protest activities rather than the internal… moreJournal Article - 2013
Author: Donatella della Porta
Chapter in edited book - 2013
Author: Roberto Biorcio and Donatella della Porta
Journal Article - 2013
Authors: Donatella della Porta; Lorenzo Zamponi
Fifteenth October 2011, a global day of anti-austerity action called for by the Spanish indignados, saw hundreds of thousands of protestors converging on Rome for a national march. One of the largest, this Rome event was however one of the most problematic, as it was disrupted by violent protests and the lack of will or… moreJournal Article - 2013
Authors: Donatella della Porta; Massimiliano Andretta
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 - 2013
Author: Donatella della Porta, Maria Fabbri and Gianni Piazza
Chapter in edited book - 2013
Author: Alice Mattoni
Edited Volume - 2013
Authors: David A. Snow; Donatella della Porta; Bert Klandermans; Doug McAdam
Non-institutionalized collective action is such a conspicuous feature of today’s social landscape, exemplified by recent events in the Arab world, that a day rarely goes by in which the news does not refer to a social movement or protest activity. The study of these movements is important on many levels, especially in the greater understanding… moreJournal Article - 2026
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