Alter-globalization in Southern Europe

Anatomy of a Social Movement

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Political Science
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Author: Eduardo Zachary Albrecht ISBN: 9781137597588
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: January 28, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: Eduardo Zachary Albrecht
ISBN: 9781137597588
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: January 28, 2017
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

Considering the rise of global political instability and subsequent importance of new social movements, this cutting edge book examines the relationship between the alter-globalization movement and political power in Italy, Spain, and Greece. It argues that not only is the movement anti-political, but that it operates within an apolitical social milieu, as a ritualized holding pattern for middle class youths that find themselves uncomfortably placed between a receding state structure on the one hand, and a rising informal economy on the other. Its ritual liminality allows adherents to act revolutionary while assuring that their middle class privileges remain intact. The author considers the social ramifications of the movement at a time when Europe finds itself at a political and economic crossroads, and offers specific and timely case studies from the three southern European countries.

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Considering the rise of global political instability and subsequent importance of new social movements, this cutting edge book examines the relationship between the alter-globalization movement and political power in Italy, Spain, and Greece. It argues that not only is the movement anti-political, but that it operates within an apolitical social milieu, as a ritualized holding pattern for middle class youths that find themselves uncomfortably placed between a receding state structure on the one hand, and a rising informal economy on the other. Its ritual liminality allows adherents to act revolutionary while assuring that their middle class privileges remain intact. The author considers the social ramifications of the movement at a time when Europe finds itself at a political and economic crossroads, and offers specific and timely case studies from the three southern European countries.

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