Economic Crisis and Mass Protest
Námskeið
- FÉL321G Félagsfræði fjöldahreyfinga.
- STJ101M The Icelandic Society and Modern Day Politics: A Country at a Crossroads?
Ensk lýsing:
Although the triggering effect of economic crises on revolt is a classic sociological topic, crises have until recently mostly triggered large-scale collective action in developing countries. The antigovernment protests that occurred in several European countries in the aftermath of the global financial crisis brought crises to the forefront of collective action research in democratic societies, as well as provide important opportunities for studying how crises can trigger large-scale collective action.
This volume focusses on Iceland’s ’Pots and Pans Revolution’, a series of large scale antigovernment protests and riots that took place in Iceland in autumn 2008 and January 2009. The Icelandic case offers a rare opportunity to study processes that can trigger political protest in an affluent, democratic society. The protests took place in the aftermath of a national financial collapse triggered by the global financial crisis in early October 2008.
While having almost no tradition of mass protest, Iceland was among the first countries to respond to the global crisis with large-scale protest. The level of public mobilization was exceptionally high (about 25 percent participation rate) and the protests did not stop until they had brought down the ruling government of Iceland. Using qualitative and quantitative data, this volume situates the protest in historical-cultural context and applies social movement theory to explore how the economic crisis ended up triggering the protests, thus providing a step toward understanding why the global financial crisis has triggered public unrest in other countries.
Lýsing:
Although the triggering effect of economic crises on revolt is a classic sociological topic, crises have until recently mostly triggered large-scale collective action in developing countries. The antigovernment protests that occurred in several European countries in the aftermath of the global financial crisis brought crises to the forefront of collective action research in democratic societies, as well as provide important opportunities for studying how crises can trigger large-scale collective action.
This volume focusses on Iceland’s ’Pots and Pans Revolution’, a series of large scale antigovernment protests and riots that took place in Iceland in autumn 2008 and January 2009. The Icelandic case offers a rare opportunity to study processes that can trigger political protest in an affluent, democratic society. The protests took place in the aftermath of a national financial collapse triggered by the global financial crisis in early October 2008.
While having almost no tradition of mass protest, Iceland was among the first countries to respond to the global crisis with large-scale protest. The level of public mobilization was exceptionally high (about 25 percent participation rate) and the protests did not stop until they had brought down the ruling government of Iceland. Using qualitative and quantitative data, this volume situates the protest in historical-cultural context and applies social movement theory to explore how the economic crisis ended up triggering the protests, thus providing a step toward understanding why the global financial crisis has triggered public unrest in other countries.
Annað
- Höfundur: Jon Gunnar Bernburg
- Útgáfa:1
- Útgáfudagur: 03-06-2016
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9781317146254
- Print ISBN: 9781138600126
- ISBN 10: 1317146255
Efnisyfirlit
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- The first days of the crisis
- The emergence of protest
- The unfolding crisis and the evolution of the protest
- The significance of the Icelandic case: Iceland in global context
- Aims of the book
- Methods
- Book outline
- Notes
- 2 Context of crisis
- Breakdown theories: disruption of personal and social realities
- Implications for the current study
- Political process/opportunity: change in the political context
- Political and discursive opportunities
- Before the collapse: the historical context of the Icelandic financial crisis
- State protectionism and constraints: Iceland through the 1980s
- Globalization and invasion of free market logic: the 1990s
- Capital liberation, “the Outvasion” (Útrásin), and debt accumulation: the 2000s
- Success myths
- Undercurrent of discontent
- Warnings dismissed
- After the collapse: convergence of quotidian disruption and credibility crisis
- Disruption of the quotidian and the shared problematic present
- From credibility crunch to foreign threat to legitimacy crisis
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Breakdown theories: disruption of personal and social realities
- 3 Evolution of protest
- Studying the Icelandic financial crisis protests
- Counting protesters and police: a methodological note
- The emergence and expansion of protest, October and November 2008
- Perceived efficacy and activist innovation
- Waning participation, ongoing radicalization: December 2008
- Threatening mass protest, January 2009
- “The Pots and Pans Revolution”
- Protest threat and government breakup
- Protest participation and support among the general public: survey findings
- Fading protest mobilization, February and March 2009
- Summary: four phases of protest
- Protest policing
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Studying the Icelandic financial crisis protests
- 4 Evolution of discourse
- Framing as bounded (and strategic) innovation
- Studying framing in the Icelandic setting
- Neutralizing the crisis: the diagnostic framing of government leaders
- Emergence of a challenging diagnosis
- Political corruption
- Unfettered neo-liberalism
- Silencing
- A victimized public
- Lost credibility
- Threat to sovereignty
- Action framing
- Prognostic framing: the formulation of shared (minimum) demands
- Motivational framing
- Framing through performance
- Conclusion
- Notes
- 5 Individual mobilization
- Political, social, and economic incentives (and disincentives)
- Indirect effects of frames through social and situational-emotional incentives
- Economic loss, social comparisons, and relative deprivation
- Biographical availability
- Political incentives and protest behavior in the Icelandic setting
- Exposure, illegitimacy, and (lack of) accountability
- Blame
- Political views and perception of opportunity
- Motivational definitions
- Social ties and protest incentives
- Interpersonal “encouragement”
- Social networks, communication networks, and social media
- The protest site as a social attraction
- Perceptions and emotions emerging at the protest site
- Expectations and perceived efficacy
- The lure of “magical moments”
- Disagreement and protest spoilers
- Self-image
- Absolute and relative economic loss
- Social and economic characteristics of protesters (and supporters)
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Political, social, and economic incentives (and disincentives)
- 6 Conclusion
- The context of the financial Crisis: convergence of conditions conducive to protest
- Implications
- Agency, opportunity, and the dynamics of protest
- Emergence of protest discourse: framing in political, cultural – and global – context
- Individual mobilization: protest incentives in times of crisis
- Epilogue
- Notes
- The context of the financial Crisis: convergence of conditions conducive to protest
- Appendix A Grounded work
- Discourse analysis
- Semi-structured interviews
- Appendix B Survey data
- Reykjavík area social survey
- Measurement
- Methodological consideration: time of survey interview
- Icelandic national voting study
- Measurement
- Reykjavík area social survey
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