Alter-globalization in Southern Europe : Anatomy of a Social Movement

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Alter-globalization in Southern Europe : Anatomy of a Social Movement

Title remainder

Anatomy of a Social Movement

Statement of responsibility

by Eduardo Zachary Albrecht

Creator

• Albrecht, Eduardo Zachary

Subject

• Ethnography
• Ethnology -- Europe
• Globalization
• Political sociology
• Social sciences
• Sociology
• Area studies

Language

eng

Summary

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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• Springer eBooks, Social Sciences Collection

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non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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Springer eBooks