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"Moments of mass mobilization astound us. As a sea of protesters fills the streets, observers scramble to understand this extraordinary political act by 'ordinary' citizens. This study presents a paired comparison of two 'moments' of mass mobilization, in Ukraine and Argentina. The two cases are compared and analyzed on a cross-temporal and an inter-regional basis, thereby offering two critical cases in response to assumptions that the processes and patterns of mobilization, and democratization politics more broadly, are region specific. This study challenges political science's focus on elites and structural factors in the study of political participation during democratization"--
List of contents
1. Introduction: The Shock and Awe of Moments of Mass Mobilization 2. Theoretical Framework for Comparative Analysis of Mass Mobilization PART II 3. Mapping Moments and Movements in Ukraine and Eastern Europe 1920-2004 4. Mapping Moments and Movements in Argentina and Latin America 1920-2001 PART III 5. Setting Precedents: Medium-term Structural Factors in the Mobilization Process 6. Context is Only Part of the Puzzle: Short-term Structural Factors in the Mass Mobilization Process PART IV 7. The Activist and Elite Interaction and Information Exchange Game 8. The Duty to Protest: Participation of 'Ordinary' People in Mass Mobilization 9. Conclusions: Understanding Revolutionary Moments and Movements Epilogue: It Happened Again: The 2014 EuroMaidan Mass Mobilization in Ukraine
About the author
Olga Onuch is a Political Scientist at the University of Manchester, UK, and an Associate Fellow at Nuffield College, University of Oxford, UK.
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"It extends our understanding of revolutionary moments in the two countries of choice through the lenses of socio-political movements and investigates mass social mobilisations and movements that occur in decisive revolutionary moments. ... of high interest to those who want to learn more about protesting movements and events of mass mobilisations in different contexts, and equally so to those looking for the tools and guidelines to break the status quo and shift the political balance in their countries ... ." (Ararat L. Osipian, Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 68 (5), July, 2016)
