The authors of this volume address multiple questions involving the nature of youth protest in the twenty-first century. Through their use of a case study approach, they comment upon the ways in which youth protest has been influenced by the electronic and social media and evaluate the effectiveness of protest activities, many of which were framed in reaction to neo-liberalism and state authoritarianism. A number of the authors further comment upon the utility of employing social movement theory to analyze the nature and character of protest actions, while others situate such events within specific political, social and cultural contexts. The case studies focus upon protest activities in Bahrain, Turkey, Iran, Cambodia, South Africa, China, Russia, Chile, Spain, and the U. S. , and together, they offer a comparative analysis of an important global phenomenon. In so doing, the authors further address issues involving the changing nature of globalized protest participation, its immediate and long-term consequences, and the ways in which protests have encouraged a re-evaluation of the nature of inequality, as constructed within educational, social, and political spheres.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Acknowledgements;
List of Figures &
Tables;
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms;
Series Editors Introduction;
Introduction: The Global Dimensions of Contemporary Youth Protest;
Dynamics of Mobilization during Gezi Park Protests in Turkey;
Cyberactivism and Ongoing Political Transformation: The Case of Bahrain;
Student Activism, Social Media and Authoritarian Rule in Iran;
No Turning Back, Neoliberalism Exposed: Youth Protest in Chile, Spain and the U.S.;
Remixing Riot: The Reappropriation of Pussy Riot through User- Generated Imagery across the Russian Internet;
Adjusting the Margins: Poor People's Mobilization in Post-Apartheid South Africa;
The Election Facebook (Almost) Won: The Cambodian National Assembly Election of 2013;
Politically Indifferent Nationalists?: Chinese Youth Negotiating Political Identity in the Internet Age;
Conclusion;
Notes on Contributors;
Index.
