Political Protest in Western Europe

Quaranta, Mario

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-22162-5

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“…A rather coherent view emerges from our results, linking overeducation to political discontent (decreased satisfaction with how democracy is working), a certain degree of disaffection (diminished external political efficacy), and behaviors such as increased participation in protests and greater associationism. These findings fit with literature that has established a positive interrelationship between these political variables (e.g., Dalton 2004;Schussman and Soule 2005;Ferrer et al 2006;Quaranta 2015;Vráblíková 2017; but see also Bartiromo and Ivaldi 2021) and can be integrated intuitively into a two-step causal narrative. The first step connects frustration and feelings of injustice generated by overeducation with attitudes that are critical towards the political system.…”

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The Political Significance of Overeducation: Status Inconsistency, Attitudes towards the Political System and Political Participation in a High-Overeducation Context

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Caínzos

2022

Social Sciences

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This article examines the impact of overeducation on attitudes towards the political system and political participation. Using survey data from Spain, diagonal reference models were estimated to contrast hypotheses based on the theory of status inconsistency. The evidence links overeducation to political attitudes (lower satisfaction with the functioning of democracy, lower external political efficacy) and political participation (greater participation in protests, higher membership in associations). Most of these effects are modest and some of them are moderated by age. Overall, the findings indicate that overeducation has relevant political consequences, mainly among young, university-educated workers doing jobs with low educational requirements. However, overeducation does not pose a major threat to political stability.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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The Political Significance of Overeducation: Status Inconsistency, Attitudes towards the Political System and Political Participation in a High-Overeducation Context

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Caínzos

2022

Social Sciences

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“…H2: The Charlie marchers should be overrepresented among left-wingers and among tolerant, non xenophobic citizens. Indeed, the post materialist values that drive protest and participation in demonstrations have been shown to be mostly values of tolerance and permissiveness, namely, values that are more frequent among left-wingers than among right-wingers (Quaranta, 2015). Moreover, as developed above, the very context of the Charlie demonstrations was framed in a tolerant, open way.…”

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Who were the « Charlie » in the Streets? A Socio-Political Approach of the January 11 Rallies [Qui étaient Les “Charlie” dans la rue ? Approche Socio-Politique des Rassemblements du 11 Janvier]

Mayer¹,

Tiberj

2016

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On the 11 th of January 2015, France experienced its largest demonstration since World War Two, in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks against Charlie Hebdo and the Hyper Casher supermarket. Rapidly though the profiles and motivations of the participants to the rallies were questioned. Were they "good citizens" marching in defense of freedom of expression, tolerance and republican values? Or were they actually expressing their rejection of Islam and Muslims, as suggested by the demographer Emmanuel Todd (2015)? To answer these questions this article takes a social movement approach and draws from the data of a national opinion poll conducted two months after the attacks. First, the results show that the "Charlie" in the streets had the usual profile of demonstrators mobilized on post-materialist issues: They were overrepresented among young, urban, educated, leftwing, and tolerant citizens. Second, they highlight the importance of the religious factor: Muslims were less inclined to say they had participated to the rallies, and practicing Catholics to say they wished they had. Last, they show that terrorism does not automatically trigger an authoritarian dynamic, on the contrary. Its effects depend on how the issue is framed in social and political discourses.Keywords: Social movements; terrorism; Charlie-Hebdo; politics; religion Le 11 janvier 2015, les attentats contre Charlie Hebdo et l'Hyper Casher ont suscité les plus grandes manifestations que la France ait connues depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Assez vite cependant le profil et les motivations des manifestants ont été mis en cause. S'agissait-il de "bons citoyens" marchant pour la défense de la liberté d'expression, de la tolérance et des valeurs républicaines? Ou n'exprimaient-ils pas plutôt leur rejet de l'Islam et des Musulmans, comme le suggérait le démographe Emmanuel Todd (2015)? Pour répondre à ces questions cet article, inscrit dans la sociologie des mouvements sociaux, s'appuie sur les données d'une enquête nationale par sondage conduite deux mois après les attentats. Les résultats montrent, d'abord, que les manifestants pro "Charlie" avaient le profil habituel des manifestants mobilisés pour des causes post-matérialistes : surreprésentation des citoyens jeunes, urbains, instruits, de gauche et tolérants. Ensuite ils soulignent l'importance du facteur religieux. Les Musulmans ont été moins enclins à dire qu'ils avaient manifesté, et les Catholiques pratiquants à dire qu'ils auraient souhaité le faire. Ils montrent enfin que le terrorisme ne déclenche pas automatiquement une dynamique autoritaire, au contraire. Tout dépend de la manière dont le problème est cadré dans les discours socio-politiques.

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“…If the state is open towards its citizens, the costs are lower and the chances that collective action will be successful rise. Consequently, if the state is more open towards demands, citizens will be more willing to participate more, as they have opportunities to fulfil their interests (Quaranta 2016). The economic crisis and the democratic crisis it fuelled (Della Porta 2017) can be seen as an opening in the political opportunity structure which enables engagement in collective action (McAdam et al 1996).…”

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The austerity fuelled wave of contention in Croatia – myth or reality?

Balković

2019

Anali Hrvat. politol. druš. (Online)

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Analyses of protest dynamics in Croatia are rare, partially because until know it was not possible to view them systematically. Relying on the newly collected protest event data 2000-2017, this paper describes the main trends and dynamics of protest activities in Croatia in the observed period. It re-examines Beissinger and Sasse's claim about the absence of austerity related protests in Croatia after 2008. The analysis shows that though protests directly addressing austerity were relatively scarce, when the protest set is expanded to protests which demanded free public education, advocated labour rights, and fought for the right to the city, the prevailing thesis about "quietism" in Croatia can be challenged. The paper aims to relate some of the observed protest dynamics to Kerbo's distinction between movements of crisis and movements of affluence. Focusing on the period between the student movement in 2008 until Facebook protests in 2011, it shows that the student movement and "the right to the city" movement preceded Facebook pro- tests in formulating and expressing socio-economic grievances and articulated anti-systemic sentiment. Due to their strong organizational structure, resources and activists' "know-how", these movements resemble Kerbo's movements of affluence. On the other hand, the 2011 Facebook protests lacked organizational structure and continuous engagement and can be seen as movements of crisis.

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Political Protest in Western Europe

Cited by 41 publications

References 80 publications

The Political Significance of Overeducation: Status Inconsistency, Attitudes towards the Political System and Political Participation in a High-Overeducation Context

The Political Significance of Overeducation: Status Inconsistency, Attitudes towards the Political System and Political Participation in a High-Overeducation Context

Who were the « Charlie » in the Streets? A Socio-Political Approach of the January 11 Rallies [Qui étaient Les “Charlie” dans la rue ? Approche Socio-Politique des Rassemblements du 11 Janvier]

The austerity fuelled wave of contention in Croatia – myth or reality?

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