2021
DOI: 10.1177/05390184211021354
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From ‘the people’ to the crowd: The push for independence in Catalonia

Abstract: This article examines the sociological value of Elias Canetti’s work on crowds and power. It explores crowd action and imagery in the push for Catalan independence through the analysis of materials published on Twitter by Tsunami Democràtic, which emerged to coordinate the response to the sentencing of Catalan political leaders after the unilateral declaration of independence. It then goes on to discuss how a crowd-based approach offers a supplementary perspective to contemporary studies of populism, on the on… Show more

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“…At the time of the protest, the parties and organizations that had defended these positions had their leaders in prison and lacked further guidance. This facilitated the emergence of new actors, such as the CDR and especially the Democratic Tsunami — who incorporated a more disruptive repertoire that combined normative and non-normative CA (Bielsa, 2021). This may have undermined the distinctiveness between peaceful and violent organizations among participants.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…At the time of the protest, the parties and organizations that had defended these positions had their leaders in prison and lacked further guidance. This facilitated the emergence of new actors, such as the CDR and especially the Democratic Tsunami — who incorporated a more disruptive repertoire that combined normative and non-normative CA (Bielsa, 2021). This may have undermined the distinctiveness between peaceful and violent organizations among participants.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En el momento de la protesta, los partidos y organizaciones que habían defendido esas posturas tenían a sus líderes en prisión y carecían de orientación. Esta situación facilitó la emergencia de nuevos actores, como los Comités de Defensa de la República (CDR) y en especial el denominado Tsunami Democrático, que incorporó un repertorio que combinaba AC normativas y no normativas (Bielsa, 2021). Esto podría haber debilitado la distinción entre organizaciones pacíficas y violentas por parte de los participantes.…”
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“…Un último ejemplo es la aplicación Tsunami Democràtic creada por el movimiento independentista catalán para coordinar las protestas contra la condena a los líderes del procés (Bielsa, 2021) Evidentemente, la táctica de desobediencia civil elegida impone la necesidad del uso de una aplicación autónoma que garantice la privacidad y confidencialidad tanto de la información como de la identidad de unos activistas que se decantan por métodos de desobediencia civil al margen de la legalidad. La táctica desobediente conlleva pues el uso de herramientas autónomas que traten de evadir el control gubernamental.…”
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