The introduction of this special issue elaborates a research perspective on the meaning and
function of political protest in the context of democratic orders. Starting from the …

This article outlines a theoretical framework for interpreting the meaning and function of
political protest in modern democracies and develops normative criteria for assessing its …

The increasing number of protest activities urges political and social philosophers to analyze
the meaning and function of protest in modern democracy. Its focus on conflictive social …

This integrated overview of a dynamic field of study covers two main areas. The first half
concerns the main internal dimensions of protest movements-their scope and variability …

How and why social movements emerge, develop, strengthen, and fade has long intrigued
social science scholars. 1 In particular, three frameworks have emerged that dominate the …

Drawing on a wide range of social science disciplines and approaches, each chapter in this
book offers a comprehensive analysis of social protest, political dissent and collective action …

In this chapter we review the main perspectives on democratization and then propose an
analytic organization of the different roles that social movements, trade unions, advocacy …

Activism and protest occupy an uncertain space within democratic politics. While the right to
voice a dissenting opinion is unquestioned in liberal theory, protesters often demand more …

In 2011, political protests sprang up across the world. In the Middle East, Europe, Latin
America, the United States unlikely people sparked or led massive protest campaigns from …

Contemporary protest, often presented in media forms as a dramatic ritual played out in an
iconic public space has provided a potent symbol of the widespread economic and social …