The rise of the cosmopolitan traditionalists: From the Arab Spring to a global countermovement?

Webb, Adam K.

doi:10.1177/0192512113516901

“…The findings do connect in a striking way with my earlier (Webb, 2015) study of Arab Spring activists in Cairo, however. I found then that they were most likely to find common ground with movements elsewhere for democratisation, while the social question was a matter of uneven awareness and vaguer solidarity, and a sense of common ground among traditions weakest.…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 75%

“…One theoretical starting point is my earlier study (Webb, 2015) of Arab Spring solidarity outward. Based on interviews with Islamists, Salafis and other activists in Cairo, I suggested that this wave of democratisation marks ‘the rise of the cosmopolitan traditionalists’.…”

Section: The Arab Spring As Global Spectaclementioning

confidence: 99%

Resonance of the Arab Spring: Solidarities and youth opinion in the Global South

Webb

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2017

International Political Science Review

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The Arab Spring exemplifies to many a kind of globalisation from below. It cuts across borders and challenges liberal and technocratic élites. But how far does its global resonance really go? Are publics still largely corralled within national political spaces? Are waves of revolt confined by civilisational breakwaters? Or is the cosmopolitan space that many leftists envision taking shape? Based on a three-country survey of university students, this article probes these assumptions. It finds far-reaching solidarity with the aspirations of the Arab Spring, driven by the rise of a cross-border global society. But on probing the bases of such solidarity, it also finds that the cosmopolitan cohort emerging in the Global South does not fit a simple liberal or leftist mould. The Arab Spring resonates on multiple frequencies at the same time. This complex cosmopolitanism has implications for layers of common ground as global political opportunity structures emerge.

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“…In particular, it would be of interest to look at how the recent waves of protests drawn cultural references from a cosmopolitan environment. This is something Adam K. Webb (2014) tried to examine by advancing the notion of "cosmopolitan traditionalism" meaning that pressures of globalisation and opportunities of democratic transition are forcing traditionalists on to more cosmopolitan terrain.…”

Section: Main Trends and Gaps In Contemporary Studies On Youth Culturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Youth Cultures: Values, Representations and Social Conditions

Camozzi¹,

Cherubini²,

Leccardi³

et al. 2015

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The paper provides the conceptual and analytical background for the thematic Working Package number 4 "Youth cultures: values, representations and social conditions". It shows the relevance of the cultural dimension in the study of youth condition, in order to understand young people's actions and to recognise youth agency. Nowadays, the transition to adulthood takes place in the context of growing uncertainty and deep social, cultural and political transformations also in contemporary Arab Mediterranean societies.The first part of the paper defines the conceptual framework for the study of youth agency and cultures. After reconstructing the development of the reflexion on youth and youth cultures by sociology and social science from the 1920s to the 2000s, it focuses on the main topics, trends and gaps of contemporary studies on youth cultures in Western contexts and in Arab Mediterranean countries. The second part of the paper outlines the research questions and analytical dimension that will guide the research in WP4. The main questions can be summarised as follows:How the cultural construction of youth is changing in Arab Mediterranean countries? To what extent does youth appear as a condition marked by specific cultural expressions and subjectivities, rather than a mere transitional stage of life? How do the changes in the transition to adulthood impact on the emergence of new cultural trends among Arab youths? Which are the strategies that young men and women deploy for constructing their identity, shaping their biographical projects and giving meaning to their social world, in the changing contexts of Arab Mediterranean countries?

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“…In particular, it would be of interest to look at how the recent waves of protests drawn cultural references from a cosmopolitan environment. This is something Adam K. Webb (2014) tried to examine by advancing the notion of "cosmopolitan traditionalism" meaning that pressures of globalisation and opportunities of democratic transition are forcing traditionalists on to more cosmopolitan terrain.…”

Section: Main Trends and Gaps In Contemporary Studies On Youth Culturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The paper provides the conceptual and analytical background for the thematic Working Package number 4 "Youth cultures: values, representations and social conditions". It shows the relevance of the cultural dimension in the study of youth condition, in order to understand young people's actions and to recognise youth agency. Nowadays, the transition to adulthood takes place in the context of growing uncertainty and deep social, cultural and political transformations also in contemporary Arab Mediterranean societies.The first part of the paper defines the conceptual framework for the study of youth agency and cultures. After reconstructing the development of the reflexion on youth and youth cultures by sociology and social science from the 1920s to the 2000s, it focuses on the main topics, trends and gaps of contemporary studies on youth cultures in Western contexts and in Arab Mediterranean countries. The second part of the paper outlines the research questions and analytical dimension that will guide the research in WP4. The main questions can be summarised as follows:How the cultural construction of youth is changing in Arab Mediterranean countries? To what extent does youth appear as a condition marked by specific cultural expressions and subjectivities, rather than a mere transitional stage of life? How do the changes in the transition to adulthood impact on the emergence of new cultural trends among Arab youths? Which are the strategies that young men and women deploy for constructing their identity, shaping their biographical projects and giving meaning to their social world, in the changing contexts of Arab Mediterranean countries?

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The rise of the cosmopolitan traditionalists: From the Arab Spring to a global countermovement?

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Resonance of the Arab Spring: Solidarities and youth opinion in the Global South

Resonance of the Arab Spring: Solidarities and youth opinion in the Global South

Youth Cultures: Values, Representations and Social Conditions

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