Social Movements and Referendums from Below: Direct Democracy in the Neoliberal Crisis
- ISBN-10
- 1447333454
- ISBN-13
- 9781447333456
- Series
- Social Movements and Referendums from Below
- Category
- Direct democracy
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Francis O'Connor, Donatella della Porta, Martin Portos
Description
Over recent years, social movements formed in response to European neoliberal austerity measures have played an increasingly important role in referendums. This work bridges the gap between social movement studies and research on direct democracy. It draws on social movement theory to understand the nature of popular mobilisation in referendums. Written by one of the world's leading authorities on social movements, the text uses unique case studies such as the referendum on independence in Scotland, the consultations on independence in Catalonia, the Italian referendum on water, the referendum on the Troika proposals in Greece and the referendum on the debt repayment in Iceland, to illustrate the ways the social movements that formed as a consequence of the 2008 financial crash have affected the referendums' dynamic and results.
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