Street Citizens: Protest Politics and Social Movement Activism in the Age of Globalization

by Marco Giugni and Maria Grasso

Book Overview

What is protest politics and social movement activism today? What are their main features? To what extent can street citizens be seen as a force driving social and political change? Through analyses of original survey data on activists themselves, Marco Giugni and Maria T. Grasso explain the character of contemporary protest politics that we see today - the diverse motivations, social characteristics, values and networks that draw activists to engage...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108475906
• ISBN13: 9781108475907
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.9" x 9.3"