Youth Movements and Elections in Eastern Europe (Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics)
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- Synopsis
- At the turn of the twenty-first century, a tide of nonviolent youth movements swept across Eastern Europe. Young people demanded political change in repressive political regimes that emerged since the collapse of communism. The Serbian social movement Otpor (Resistance) played a vital role in bringing down Slobodan Milosevic in 2000. Inspired by Otpor's example, similar challenger organizations were formed in Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, and Ukraine. The youth movements, however, differed in the extent to which they could mobilize citizens against the authoritarian governments on the eve of national elections. This book argues that the movement's tactics and state countermoves explain, in no small degree, divergent social movement outcomes. Using data from semi-structured interviews with former movement participants, public opinion polls, government publications, non-governmental organization (NGO) reports, and newspaper articles, the book traces state-movement interactions in five post-communist societies: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Serbia, and Ukraine. Uses data from interviews with former movement participants, public opinion polls, government publications, non-governmental organization (NGO) reports, and newspaper articles. Provides a comparative analysis of state-movement interactions in five post-communist societies: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Serbia, and Ukraine. Highlights a record of civic activism in the selected countries, and unravels the significance of learning from prior protest campaigns.
- Copyright:
- 2017
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781108266017
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781108416733, 9781108416733
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 06/15/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Olena Nikolayenko
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Social Studies, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.