Civic Activism Unleashed: New Hope or False Dawn for Democracy?

by Richard Youngs

One of the signal events in global politics in the last decade has been the transformation of political and civic activism. Not only is the new activism qualitatively different in character from what it was in 2000; its intensity and frequency have dramatically increased. Activists are developing a new type of civic movement, applying innovative forms of direct action against governments and often operating without leaders or even any well-defined...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190931701
• ISBN13: 9780190931704
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.4"