Becoming a Movement - Identity, Narrative and Memory in the European Global Justice Movement

This book explores the role of narratives in building collective identity - a vital element in activists' continued commitment.

List of contents

List of Abbreviations/ List of Figures and Tables/ Introduction: Narrating the Global Justice Movement in Europe/ 1. Movement Identity, Narrative and Memory/ 2. Differences in Narrating the GJM/ 3. The Shared GJM Narrative/ 4. The GJM Narrative and Movement Identity/ Conclusion: Narrative Identity and Movement Continuity/ Acknowledgments/ Appendix A: Interviews and Focus Groups with GJM Activists/ Appendix B: Selection of GJM Documents/ Bibliography/ Cited GJM Documents

About the author

Priska Daphi is Head of Research Group Conflict & Social Movements, Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and Research Fellow at Goethe University Frankfurt

Product details

• Authors: Priska Daphi, Daphi Priska
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9781786603807
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-380-7
• No. of pages: 164
• Series: Radical Subjects in International Politics; Radical Subjects in Internatio; Radical Subjects in Internatio; Radical Subjects in International Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Human rights, civil rights