Title Social movements and referendums from below : direct democracy in the neoliberal crisis / Donatella Della Porta, Francis O'Connor, Martin Portos, Anna Subirats

Edition 1st Published Bristol : Policy Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Contents SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND REFERENDUMS FROM BELOW -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Referendums from below: an introduction -- Social movements and referendums: an introduction -- Normative conceptions of democracy, social movements and referendums -- Referendums as opportunities for movements -- Contentious referendum campaigns -- Framing issues -- Case selection and referendums for independence -- The research and this volume -- 2. The context of the referendums from below: a tale of three crises The three main crises: territorial, socioeconomic and politicalScottish and Catalan mobilisation campaigns -- Conclusion -- 3. The organisational strategies of movements in referendums from below -- Pro-independence political parties -- Pro-independence movements: organisational and action repertoires -- Radical Independence Campaign -- Interactions between social movements and political parties -- Conclusion -- 4. Framing strategies in referendums from below -- Traditional frames in the Catalan and Scottish nationalist movements Framing strategies in the Scottish and Catalan campaignsConclusion -- 5. Expanding the comparison: the water referendum in Italy -- Contextualising the water referendum -- Organising the campaign -- Campaigning repertoires -- Framing water -- Beyond the referendum: empowering the commons -- 6. Referendums from below: some reflections -- Social movements and referendums from below -- Expanding the comparison -- List of interviewees -- Scotland (all via Skype) -- Catalonia (all of them face-to-face) Greece (all of them face-to-face, conducted by Hara Kouki, Januaryâ#x80;#x93;May 2015):Notes -- References Summary Social movements formed in response to austerity measures have played an increasingly important role in referendums. The book uses unique case studies to illustrate the ways the social movements have affected the referendums' dynamic and results. It also addresses the way in which participation from below has had a transformative impact Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-216) and index Notes CIP data; resource not viewed Subject Social movements -- Europe Referendum -- Europe Direct democracy -- Europe Neoliberalism -- Europe SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy. Direct democracy Economic history Economic policy Neoliberalism Referendum Social movements Politische Beteiligung Volksabstimmung Soziale Bewegung SUBJECT Europe -- Economic conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045668 Europe -- Economic policy Subject Europe Europa Genre/Form Case studies History Form Electronic book Author O'Connor, Francis (Writer on neoliberalism), author. Portos, Martin, author Subirats, Anna, author ISBN 9781447333432 1447333438 9781447333425 144733342X 9781447333449 1447333446

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