Contesting austerity and free trade in the EU : protest diffusion in complex media and political arenas / Julia Rone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rone, Julia, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks.

Series:

Media and communication activism

Media and communication activism : the empowerment practices of social movements

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest movements--European Union countries.

Protest movements.

Financial crises--European Union countries.

Financial crises.

Social movements--Political aspects--European Union countries.

Social movements.

Social movements--Political aspects.

European Union countries--Economic policy.

European Union countries.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 178 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps.

polychrome

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Introduction

Democracy in Danger : What's Wrong With Austerity and Free Trade Agreements?

Comparing the Diffusion of Protest Against Austerity and Against Free Trade Agreements

Complex Media and Political Arenas

Chapter Description

1 Studying Protest Diffusion

1.1. Hard to Be a God : Diffusion in Protest Cycles

1.2. Diffusion Studies : From Hard Tomatoes to Sit-Ins and Occupations

1.3. Players and Arenas in Protest Diffusion

1.4. Key Players

1.5. Conclusions

2 Quiet, You Might Wake Up the Greeks : The Diffusion of Protests Against Austerity

2.1. Lo Spread

2.2. A Brief History of the Economic Crisis and Austerity Measures in the EU

2.3. The Diffusion of Anti-Austerity Protests in Southern Europe: The Main Players and Their Media Practices

2.4. The Curious Absence of Anti-Austerity Protests in Eastern Europe

2.5. Conclusions: Go East! Go West! Forge New Connections

3 ACTA La Vista Baby: The Diffusion of Protest Against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

3.1. What ACTA Is and Why It Is Important to Study the Diffusion of Protest Against It

3.2. The Politicization of IP

3.3. The Diffusion of Protests Against ACTA: The Main Players and Their Media Practices

3.4. This Protest Is Not Available in Your Country: Why Spain Did Not Protest Against ACTA

3.5. Takeaways for Activists: How to Follow Up on Issues and Avoid Depoliticization

4 TTIP-ing Over Democracy: The Diffusion of Protests Against TTIP and CETA

4.1. TTIP and CETA: "A Symbolic and Practical Assertion of Western Renewal"?

4.2. "Protectionists and Scaremongers Are Winning in Germany": The Spread of Anti-TTIP Protests

4.3. The Diffusion of Opposition to TTIP and CETA From the Green Left to the Far Right

4.4. The Failed Diffusion of Protests Against TTIP and CETA in Eastern Europe

4.5. Conclusions: Avoid Appropriation by the Far Right!

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 29, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version: Rone, Julia Contesting Austerity and Free Trade in the EU : Protest Diffusion in Complex Media and Political Arenas

ISBN:

9781000288841

1000288846

9781000288940

1000288943

Publisher Number:

40030372153

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Restricted for use by site license.