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The Occupy and Indignados movement and the importance of political context: differences between occasionals and regulars in Spain and the UK

European Journal of Government and Economics

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Title The Occupy and Indignados movement and the importance of political context: differences between occasionals and regulars in Spain and the UK
 
Creator Gomez-Roman, Cristina
Sabucedo, Jose Manuel
 
Subject Political context; participation motives; Occupy; Spain; UK.
D74; D83; E65.
 
Description In this work we look into the individuals’ reasons that led Occupy protesters to participate in this movement. We interviewed Occupy participants in the UK and Spain. We wanted to find out if the reasons that lead them to participate are the same in both countries. The context of the country where the demonstration was held was taken into account, as well as the differences there may be in the reasons for participation if we consider whether they are occasional or regular participants in collective protest actions. Using a two-by-two design defined by country of demonstration and the history of mobilisation (occasional vs. regular), our results show important differences in both factors. The study contributes to the literature, highlighting the importance of analysing the context where the demonstration takes place and which motives must be underlined in order to attract participants to protests.
 
Publisher Europa Grande
 
Contributor Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation
Department of Culture, Education and Universities of the Government of Galicia
Ministry of Education and Science
Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
 
Date 2016-07-01
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.ejge.org/index.php/ejge/article/view/86
 
Source European Journal of Government and Economics; Vol 5, No 1 (2016); 29-46
2254-7088
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.ejge.org/index.php/ejge/article/view/86/62
http://www.ejge.org/index.php/ejge/article/downloadSuppFile/86/33
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2016 Cristina Gómez-Román, Jose Manuel Sabucedo
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