Eric Hobsbawm claimed that the international May Day, which dates back to a proclamation in 1889 by the Second International, a€?is perhaps the most ambitious of labour ritualsa€?. The first internati
While higher education is still far from universal in the United States, it plays an increasingly large role in shaping our collective understanding of what knowledge counts as legitimate and importan
In recent years the globe has erupted in protest. From the Arab Uprising, to anti-austerity protests in Europe, to the Occupy Movement in the United States, to uprisings in Brazil, Turkey, and Ukraine
Drawing on neo-institutionalist and social movement approaches, this book analyses the impact that recent student mobilizations have brought about within Italian and English universities in terms of s
This book examines the effects of the transnational social and environmental advocacy of foreign NGOs in China. Based on three case studies, including China’s first participatory development project,
This books explores social movements and political activism in contemporary Japan, arguing that the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident marks a decisive moment, which has led to an unprecedented resurgenc
What is the relationship between economic crises and protest behaviour? Does the experience of austerity, or economic hardship more broadly defined, create a greater potential for protest? With protes
Drawing on fieldwork conducted in Moscow and St. Petersburg among the political oppositiona€?s youth group Oborona (Defence), this ground-breaking work brings forward a multifaceted and colourful imag
This volume probes the intersections between the fields of social movements, and nonviolent strategies and peaceful tactics of resistance to the state.
