This book analyzes the individual and contextual determinants of protest politics in Western Europe. Building on different theoretical perspectives, from social movements theory to political behavior approaches, the author provides new empirical evidence on the patterns of protest politics. Readers will discover why some citizens are more likely to get involved in protests than others, and why levels of protest differ from country to country. The author illustrates that engagement in political protest is often rooted in the interplay of the protester's individual characteristics and their home country's contextual characteristics.…mehr
This book analyzes the individual and contextual determinants of protest politics in Western Europe. Building on different theoretical perspectives, from social movements theory to political behavior approaches, the author provides new empirical evidence on the patterns of protest politics. Readers will discover why some citizens are more likely to get involved in protests than others, and why levels of protest differ from country to country. The author illustrates that engagement in political protest is often rooted in the interplay of the protester's individual characteristics and their home country's contextual characteristics.
Mario Quaranta holds a PhD in Political Science from the 'Italian Institute of Human Science', Florence, and is currently a post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science at LUISS 'Guido Carli', Rome. His research focuses on political behavior, public opinion, democracy and methodology. His works have appeared, among others, in the European Political Science Review, the International Political Science Review, South European Society & Politics and West European Politics.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction. A Micro-Macro Approach to Political Protest.- What Is Protest? Concept and Measurement.- Who Protests? Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Evidence.- Individual Resources and Political Protest. The Role of Welfare States.- Organizations and Political Protest. The Role of Decentralization.- Dissatisfaction and Political Protest. The Role of Party Systems.
Introduction. A Micro-Macro Approach to Political Protest.- What Is Protest? Concept and Measurement.- Who Protests? Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Evidence.- Individual Resources and Political Protest. The Role of Welfare States.- Organizations and Political Protest. The Role of Decentralization.- Dissatisfaction and Political Protest. The Role of Party Systems.
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