Abstract
To paraphrase Paul Mason (2012), the former economics editor for the BBC’s Newsnight programme, it has been kicking off everywhere. Popular protest has become a permanent feature of the global political landscape. Some recent protests have ushered the demise of plutocracies, autocracies and multinational corporations, while many others left barely a dent in the structures that they insisted be torn down. Protests range in size and scale and in mass, density and duration. Sometimes, protests irrupt in a flash of light and noise, or smoke and fire, whilst others reiterate, recycle and rejuvenate persistent claims for social justice and political change.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 109-395 |
Number of pages | 286 |
Volume | 4 |
No. | 2-3 |
Specialist publication | Global Discourse |
Publisher | Bristol University Press |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2014 |