Becoming a Movement : Identity, Narrative and Memory in the European Global Justice Movement / Priska Daphi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daphi, Priska, author.

Series:

Radical Subjects in International Politics.

Radical Subjects in International Politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Anti-globalization movement--Europe.

Anti-globalization movement.

Social justice--Europe.

Social justice.

Social movements--Europe.

Social movements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2017.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

Social movement scholars have become increasingly interested in the role of stories in contentious politics. Stories may facilitate the mobilization of activists and strengthen the resonance of their claims within public discourse and institutional politics. This open access book explores the role of narratives in building collective identity - a vital element in activists' continued commitment. While often claimed important, the connection between narratives and movement identity remains understudied. Drawing on a rich pool of original data, the book's analysis focusses on the Global Justice Movement (GJM), a movement known for its diversity of political perspectives. Based on a comparison of different national constellations of the GJM in Europe, the book demonstrates the centrality of activists' narratives in forming and maintaining movement identity and in making the GJM more enduring. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

Contents:

List of Abbreviations/ List of Figures and Tables/ Introduction: Narrating the Global Justice Movement in Europe/ 1. Movement Identity, Narrative and Memory/ 2. Differences in Narrating the GJM/ 3. The Shared GJM Narrative/ 4. The GJM Narrative and Movement Identity/ Conclusion: Narrative Identity and Movement Continuity/ Acknowledgments/ Appendix A: Interviews and Focus Groups with GJM Activists/ Appendix B: Selection of GJM Documents/ Bibliography/ Cited GJM Documents

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creative Commons. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en

ISBN:

979-82-16-21942-2

9781786603814

1786603810

OCLC:

993752334