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Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Demonstrations & protest movements

The Rwenzururu Movement in Uganda - Struggling for Recognition (Paperback): Martin Doornbos The Rwenzururu Movement in Uganda - Struggling for Recognition (Paperback)
Martin Doornbos
R1,240 Discovery Miles 12 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a comprehensive account and analysis of the Rwenzururu movement in Western Uganda. The movement began in the 1960s in the Rwenzori region of Toro District, and was a protest by the minority Bakonzo and Baamba ethnic groups against their continued discrimination and incorporation in the Batoro-dominated kingdom-district. In the course of the years this movement experienced various significant transformations, and in the end came to demand recognition of Rwenzururu's claimed semi-traditional kingship within Uganda. Martin Doornbos illuminates how the Rwenzururu came to life. He documents and analyses the transformations that the movement has undergone, and shows how the Ugandan government responded to, and eventually accepted, the movement while igniting continuing enmity and violence in the process.

Sovereignty Revisited - The Basque case (Paperback): Ashild Kolas, Pedro Ibarra Guell Sovereignty Revisited - The Basque case (Paperback)
Ashild Kolas, Pedro Ibarra Guell
R1,229 Discovery Miles 12 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the new debates on Basque sovereignty and statehood that have emerged in the post-violence Basque political scenario. It deciphers how sovereignty is understood or imagined by a revitalized civil society after the unilateral cessation of operations by ETA (Basque Homeland and Freedom). The contributors to this book investigate the new political field developing in the nexus between conventional party politics, established socio-cultural and linguistic organizations, creative civil society initiatives, and innovative activism. This book is for graduate students, scholars and professionals in political science, social anthropology, European studies, political philosophy, transnational studies, sociology, political geography, and global studies. It will also be of interest to academic specialists in Basque studies, specialists working on sovereignty, nationalism and globalization, and professionals in governance, international relations, foreign affairs, European politics and diplomacy.

Real Democracy Occupy - No Stable Ground (Paperback): Anna Szolucha Real Democracy Occupy - No Stable Ground (Paperback)
Anna Szolucha
R1,233 R882 Discovery Miles 8 820 Save R351 (28%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The liberal representative model of democracy is in a crisis. In protest camps, neighbourhood assemblies and through other non-hierarchical initiatives, the Occupy movement as well as other recent anti-austerity movements are redefining democracy as a positive way to engage with this crisis. The more direct democratic models of organisation that they are employing are not aimed at making the politicians regain their lost public legitimacy. Instead, direct democracy is perceived by these movements as a radical alternative to the established forms of representation. Can direct democracy become an actual alternative to representative democracy? This book takes an engaged and in-depth look at the Occupy movement in Ireland and the San Francisco Bay Area in the US in order to present the most up-to-date evidence of the changing nature of popular democratic demands. It takes an insider's perspective to analyse the internal processes and iterations of the movement. Establishing links between social movements and transformations of democracy, as well as underscoring the significance of the recent movements for the future of democracy, this book is essential reading for students, scholars and activists interested in direct democracy, social movements, and radical politics more generally.

Justifying Violent Protest - Law and Morality in Democratic States (Hardcover): James Greenwood-Reeves Justifying Violent Protest - Law and Morality in Democratic States (Hardcover)
James Greenwood-Reeves
R3,763 Discovery Miles 37 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Presents a radical, but compelling, argument that liberal democracies must be able accommodate violent protest. Examines case studies to demonstrate that not only can violent protest be acceptable; at times of grave injustice, it is unavoidable. This book will appeal to a broad range of academics, in legal and political theory, sociolegal studies, criminology, history and philosophy, as well as others with interests in contemporary forms of protest.

International Discourses of Authoritarian Populism - Varieties and Approaches (Hardcover): Ludwig Deringer, Liane Stroebel International Discourses of Authoritarian Populism - Varieties and Approaches (Hardcover)
Ludwig Deringer, Liane Stroebel
R3,784 Discovery Miles 37 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

International Discourses of Authoritarian Populism provides 15 cutting-edge chapters probing into the diversity of present-day populist discourse from across the world. Not adhering to any particular school, the volume explores populism from a variety of disciplines and perspectives, with contributions characterized by heuristic openness as called for by the manifold manifestations of populism. The chapters balance theoretical and empirical studies, as well as quantitative and qualitative surveys and case studies, to offer readings on historical and new types of populism, and the politicians associated with these variates. Authors draw on a variety of print, digital, textual, and visual source materials to provide a close examination of the phenomena interconnected with populism including separatism (Catalexit), human rights and legal issues, debate rhetoric, and journalism, with many authors writing as insiders about the situation within their own country. Through its multi-disciplinarity, International Discourses of Authoritarian Populism provides fresh insights into the existing and potential dangers of populism, and a basis for further critical assessment and discussion. It will be a key resource for scholars and students across a range of disciplines, including sociology, political science, linguistics, media and communication studies, literary studies, and history. Moreover, it will be of special interest to professionals who deal with both national and international issues of populism.

Elites and Arab Politics - New Perspectives on Popular Protest (Hardcover): Ian Kelly Elites and Arab Politics - New Perspectives on Popular Protest (Hardcover)
Ian Kelly
R3,908 Discovery Miles 39 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This work explains elite behaviour in authoritarian systems and proposes why elites withdraw their support for the incumbent when faced with popular uprisings. Building upon foundations drawn from institutional authoritarianism and synthesised with local context from the substantial scholarship on the Middle East and North Africa, the book argues that the elite supporting autocrats come from three distinct cadres: the military, the single-party and the personalist. Each of these cadres possesses its own distinct institutional interests and preferences towards regime change. Drawing on these interests, the study constructs a theoretical framework that is assessed through testing it against three variables. Utilising an analytic narrative, the research finds that the withdrawal of elite support is the consequence of long-term processes that see distinct cadres marginalised. First, increased incumbent preference for personalist elements destabilises regimes as the military and single-party cadres reconsider their positions. Second, neoliberal economic policies, implemented via structural adjustment, accelerated this personalisation as the state's withdrawal from the economy. This, in turn, affected the ability of the military and single-party elites to access patronage. Finally, the degree of military involvement in the formal political sphere contributes to shaping the nature of the system that replaced the incumbent regime under examination. Building upon a wide range of literature the book argues that interest realisation determines whether or not elite actors support regime change in authoritarian systems. The volume will be of interest to scholars researching politics, social sciences and the Middle East.

Progress in Self Psychology, V. 13 - Conversations in Self Psychology (Paperback): Arnold I Goldberg Progress in Self Psychology, V. 13 - Conversations in Self Psychology (Paperback)
Arnold I Goldberg
R1,059 Discovery Miles 10 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Volume 13 provides valuable examples of the very type of clinically grounded theorizing that represents progress in self psychology. The opening section of clinical papers encompasses compensatory structures, facilitating responsiveness, repressed memories, mature selfobject experience, shame in the analyst, and the resolution of intersubjective impasses. Two self-psychologically informed approaches to supervision are followed by a section of contemporary explorations of sexuality. Contributions to therapy address transference and countertransference issues in drama therapy, an intersubjective approach to conjoint family therapy, and the subjective worlds of profound abuse survivors. A concluding section of studies in applied self psychology round out this broad and illuminating survey of the field.

Anti-Islamic Protest in the UK - Policy Responses to the Far Right (Paperback): William Allchorn Anti-Islamic Protest in the UK - Policy Responses to the Far Right (Paperback)
William Allchorn
R1,233 Discovery Miles 12 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Demonstrations by far-right groups, such as the English Defence League, Britain First and PEGIDA, have caused considerable social and civic unrest in UK cities for nearly a decade. But how should policymakers respond to far-right and anti-Muslim activism? Drawing on extensive primary research with stakeholders, local authorities and policymakers, this book investigates the political, socio-economic and historic trends that fuel this form of political extremism across the UK. It also maps the different types of policy responses available to local politicians, police forces and behind-the-scenes policy officials involved in the day-to-day management of anti-Islamic street protest. The author demonstrates that it is only through developing successful countermeasures in the realm of politics, security and community-based politics that politicians, police and state actors will truly get to grips with this new far-right activism.

The Longue Duree of the Far-Right - An international historical sociology (Paperback): Richard Saull, Alexander Anievas, Neil... The Longue Duree of the Far-Right - An international historical sociology (Paperback)
Richard Saull, Alexander Anievas, Neil Davidson, Adam Fabry
R1,238 Discovery Miles 12 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume brings together a number of international scholars to offer an original analysis of far-right movements and politics, challenging the existing literature through a very different methodological and theoretical perspective. The approach offered here is that of 'longue duree' analysis, whereby the far-right is understood as an evolving subject of capitalist modernity. The authors argue that an assessment of the contemporary characteristics of the far-right needs to consider the ways in which it is a product of deeper and longer-term structures of socio-economic and political development, than, for example, the inter-war crises of capitalism. The book aims to provide a critical and theoretically-informed assessment of the history of the far-right that centres on the international as key to any understanding its evolution, and which distinguishes between the fascist and non-fascist variants as an essential precondition for comprehending the far-right presence in contemporary politics

Social Movements against Wind Power in Canada and Germany - Energy Policy and Contention (Hardcover): Andrea Bues Social Movements against Wind Power in Canada and Germany - Energy Policy and Contention (Hardcover)
Andrea Bues
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Taking a comparative case study approach between Canada and Germany, this book investigates the contrasting response of governments to anti-wind movements. Environmental social movements have been critical players for encouraging the shift towards increased use of renewable energy. However, social movements mobilizing against the installation of wind turbines have now become a major obstacle to their increased deployment. Andrea Bues draws on a cross-Atlantic comparative analysis to investigate the different contexts of contentious energy policy. Focusing on two sub-national forerunner regions in installed wind power capacity - Brandenburg and Ontario - Bues draws on social movement theory to explore the concept of discursive energy space and propose explanations as to why governments respond differently to social movements. Overall, Social Movements against Wind Power in Canada and Germany offers a novel conceptualization of discursive-institutional contexts of contentious energy politics and helps better understand protest against renewable energy policy. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of renewable energy policy, sustainability and climate change politics, social movement studies and environmental sociology.

At the Crossroads of Rights - Forest Struggles and Human Rights in Postcolonial India (Hardcover): Rahul Ranjan At the Crossroads of Rights - Forest Struggles and Human Rights in Postcolonial India (Hardcover)
Rahul Ranjan
R3,904 Discovery Miles 39 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book demonstrates synergies and distils hard-earned lessons of human and forest rights struggles to inform the ongoing debates on environmental human rights. It highlights the ongoing struggles of the communities in postcolonial India that are confronted with the most brutal and unprecedented assault on their economic and sociocultural rights - often led by the political establishment. The contributions in this edited volume present multiple narratives of these struggles, theoretical inquiries into a diversity of political imaginations, and the intertwined changes in the legal and biophysical landscapes. These contributions speak to some of the most important contemporary debates within the human rights community that stands in the crossroads with rights of Indigenous Peoples and other members of subaltern groups. This volume will be of great value to scholars, students, and researchers interested in human rights politics, power, forest governance, and environmental movements in postcolonial India. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of The International Journal of Human Rights.

European Social Movements and the Transnationalization of Public Spheres - Anti-austerity and pro-democracy mobilisation from... European Social Movements and the Transnationalization of Public Spheres - Anti-austerity and pro-democracy mobilisation from the national to the global (Paperback)
Angela Bourne
R1,226 Discovery Miles 12 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Many contemporary social movements observe, copy, learn from, coordinate and cooperate with other movements abroad, and some mobilise to influence processes of global governance. Can these transnational dimensions of mobilization transform the territorial scale of political debate on issues of common concern in public spheres? In contrast to many existing studies, which focus on the media as carriers of public sphere transnationalisation, this book presents a theoretical and empirical exploration of the role of social movements in such processes. As 'arenas' or subaltern counterpublics in themselves, social movements may provide a setting in which activists come to frame claims in a comparative manner, interact with activists from other countries, frame problems as matters of transnational concerns or consider themselves members of transnational communities. As 'actors' social movements may contribute to the transnational transformation of public spheres by directing claims to political authorities beyond the state, claiming to represent transnational constituencies, and focus on similar issues and use similar frames of reference as movements abroad. The book's case studies addressing efforts to build transnational social movements and transnational dimensions of anti-austerity and prodemocracy movements in Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and Ireland provide contemporary empirical illustrations of such processes at work. The chapters were originally published in a special issue of the Journal of Civil Society.

Anarchy and Culture - The Problem of the Contemporary University (Paperback): David Martin Anarchy and Culture - The Problem of the Contemporary University (Paperback)
David Martin
R961 Discovery Miles 9 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1969, Anarchy and Culture both documents and describes the influence of the student and academic in the case of revolution and protest within the university. The book looks at the theory behind the culture of revolution within the contemporary university and comments upon the affect this has upon teaching, as well as the student experience. This edited collection contains a wide range of essays from a broad range of contributors in the fields of Sociology, English, and Education. Focusing predominately on study of the university in the UK, the book covers a spread of political comment, and personal attitude in analysing culture and anarchy in relation to the contemporary university.

The Tunisian Women's Rights Movement - From Nascent Activism to Influential Power-broking (Paperback): Khedija Arfaoui,... The Tunisian Women's Rights Movement - From Nascent Activism to Influential Power-broking (Paperback)
Khedija Arfaoui, Jane D. Tchaicha
R1,268 Discovery Miles 12 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tunisian women have received significant attention for their active participation in preserving and extending women's rights since 2011. However, their activism and latest achievements should be considered not a recent phenomenon but rather part and parcel of a distinctive local history that has included women as agents of change. This book examines Tunisian women's lived experiences, as individuals and as a group, within a sociohistorical framework that uncovers the enduring feminine footprint over centuries and eventually underpins and defines their most recent fight for gender equality in postrevolutionary Tunisia. The historic and current presentation of Tunisian women's public and civic engagement distinguishes between different types of women's objectives in order to examine women's activism holistically as it evolved in the local context. The Tunisian Women's Rights Movement will be of interest to students and scholars of Tunisia, North African, and Middle East Studies and gender in the Arab world.

Cumulative Extremism - A Comparative Historical Analysis (Hardcover): Alexander J Carter Cumulative Extremism - A Comparative Historical Analysis (Hardcover)
Alexander J Carter
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book frames several historical incidents of violent movement-countermovement conflicts within the concept of 'cumulative extremism'- the mutually reinforcing dynamic of radicalisation that can develop between two or more antagonistic groups. Drawing on several in-depth case studies, including the contests between British fascist and anti-fascist groups in the interwar period and from 1967 to 1979 and 1980 to 2000; the Troubles in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to mid-1970s; and Islamist extremists and the far-right counter-jihad movement in Britain since 2009, this book presents the first in-depth academic analysis of the concept of 'cumulative extremism' and constructs a theoretical framework through which to assess its development. This is a groundbreaking volume which will be of particular relevance to scholars with an interest in the extreme right, social movements, political violence and criminology. It will also be of interest to policy makers and to practitioners dealing with extremism and radicalisation, including youth workers, prevent coordinators, community support officers and police officers.

Latin American Guerrilla Movements - Origins, Evolution, Outcomes (Hardcover): Dirk Kruijt, Eduardo Rey Tristan, Alberto Martin... Latin American Guerrilla Movements - Origins, Evolution, Outcomes (Hardcover)
Dirk Kruijt, Eduardo Rey Tristan, Alberto Martin Alvarez
R4,215 Discovery Miles 42 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Organized around single country studies embedded in key historical moments, this book introduces students to the shifting and varied guerrilla history of Latin America from the late 1950s to the present. It brings together academics and those directly involved in aspects of the guerrilla movement, to understand each country's experience with guerrilla warfare and revolutionary activism. The book is divided in four thematic parts after two opening chapters that analyze the tradition of military involvement in Latin American politics and the parallel tradition of insurgency and coup effort against dictatorship. The first two parts examine active guerrilla movements in the 1960s and 1970s with case studies including Bolivia, Nicaragua, Peru, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Part 3 is dedicated to the Central American Civil Wars of the 1980s and 1990s in Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala. Part 4 examines specific guerrilla movements which require special attention. Chapters include Colombia's complicated guerrilla scenery; the rivalling Shining Path and Tupac Amaru guerrillas in Peru; small guerrilla movements in Mexico which were never completely documented; and transnational guerrilla operations in the Southern Cone. The concluding chapter presents a balance of the entire Latin American guerrilla at present. Superbly accessible, while retaining the complexity of Latin American politics, Latin American Guerrilla Movements represents the best historical account of revolutionary movements in the region, which students will find of great use owing to its coverage and insights.

Malaysia's 14th General Election and UMNO's Fall - Intra-Elite Feuding in the Pursuit of Power (Hardcover): Edmund... Malaysia's 14th General Election and UMNO's Fall - Intra-Elite Feuding in the Pursuit of Power (Hardcover)
Edmund Terence Gomez, Mohamed Nawab Mohamed Osman
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 2018 Malaysian General Election will stand as a major defining event in Malaysian history, when the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition unexpectedly lost power in the country they had ruled for over half a century. This volume brings together scholars who assess one fundamental factor that brought about this game-changing event in Malaysian politics: intra-elite feuding in the leading Malay-based political parties. This study provides an analysis of individual state politics as well as national trends shaped by the actions of leaders in government and the opposition. An indispensable guide for scholars studying the politics of Malaysia and of Southeast Asia more broadly, it will be of great interest for all readers with an interest in Malaysian politics.

The End of Communist Rule in Albania - Political Change and The Role of The Student Movement (Hardcover): Shinasi A. Rama The End of Communist Rule in Albania - Political Change and The Role of The Student Movement (Hardcover)
Shinasi A. Rama
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the Albanian Student Movement of 1990-1991. To date, there are no thorough studies of the first year of the post-Communist transition in Albania, which constitutes the most critical period of transition. The lessons to be learned are vast and of great importance to the debates on social movements, mobilization, and transition. Renowned scholars of modern Albanian history, led by the former leader of the Albanian Student Movement, Shinasi A. Rama, provide a study of the critical role played by this movement in the political transformation of Albania from a totalitarian cult-state to a multiparty political system during 1990-1991. Their informed analyses combined with first-hand knowledge of the events during a key period of Albanian history shed light on the Student Movement, its ideology, values, contributions, and its relationship to the system and to the ruling caste. The authors come to the core conclusion that the Student Movement remained an independent player that achieved change in the political system at a crucial juncture. The End of Communist Rule in Albania is a much-needed contribution in the fields of social movements, democratization studies, Communist and Post-Communist politics, and Albanian Studies.

Between Democracy and Law - The Amorality of Secession (Hardcover): Carlos Closa, Costanza Margiotta, Giuseppe Martinico Between Democracy and Law - The Amorality of Secession (Hardcover)
Carlos Closa, Costanza Margiotta, Giuseppe Martinico
R3,909 Discovery Miles 39 090 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume purports to explore the legal and political issues triggered by the new wave of secessionism. More specifically, those issues concern the interplay between notions of democracy (and democratic ends and means) and law (and the rule of law and constitutionalism). Against this background, the editors use amorality in order to escape the terrain of the justification of secession by making a distinction between the democratic theory of secession and the theory of democratic secession. In the first section, the theoretical nexus democracy-secession has been approached both from a legal and political theory perspective. The second section of the book examines the instruments that the theory of democratic secession invokes in order to justify secession and presents both legal and political science contributions. The third section focuses on social movements and political actors. The fourth section focuses on two case studies due to the awareness of the importance of the difference between secession in a democratic occidental context (which call into play the discussion of the democratic theories) and separations in a non-democratic context (where the nexus between secession and democracy is not really central).

On the Chilean Social Explosion (Hardcover): Maxwell Woods On the Chilean Social Explosion (Hardcover)
Maxwell Woods
R3,917 Discovery Miles 39 170 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Uses the methods of literary, cultural, and subaltern studies to examine what cultural foundations and practices gave rise to this political uprising. Explores and analyzes these five months which have come to be known as the Chilean social explosion [estallido social].

The Art of Protest (Hardcover): Joanne Rippon The Art of Protest (Hardcover)
Joanne Rippon; Foreword by Anish Kapoor; As told to Amnesty International 1
R817 R679 Discovery Miles 6 790 Save R138 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Design and Political Dissent - Spaces, Visuals, Materialities (Paperback): Jilly Traganou Design and Political Dissent - Spaces, Visuals, Materialities (Paperback)
Jilly Traganou
R1,254 Discovery Miles 12 540 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines, through an interdisciplinary lens, the relationship between political dissent and processes of designing. In the past twenty years, theorists of social movements have noted a diversity of visual and performative manifestations taking place in protest, while the fields of design, broadly defined, have been characterized by a growing interest in activism. The book's premise stems from the recognition that material engagement and artifacts have the capacity to articulate political arguments or establish positions of disagreement. Its contributors look at a wide array of material practices generated by both professional and nonprofessional design actors around the globe, exploring case studies that vary from street protests and encampments to design pedagogy and community-empowerment projects. For students and scholars of design studies, urbanism, visual culture, politics, and social movements, this book opens up new perspectives on design and its place in contemporary politics.

The Politics of Negative Emotions (Hardcover): Dan Degerman The Politics of Negative Emotions (Hardcover)
Dan Degerman
R2,100 Discovery Miles 21 000 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Negative emotions, including anger, fear and shame, have been at the heart of recent political events, such as the protests against COVID-19 restrictions. These negative emotions can be politically destructive, leading people to act rashly without due concern for democratic principles. However, they can also accurately signal wrongdoing and motivate acts to redress the situation, as displayed in the Black Lives Matter and climate change movements. This volume brings together perspectives from political science and philosophy to shed new light on the political faces of negative emotions. Engaging with real-world political events from Europe, the US and Africa, contributors critically evaluate much-discussed emotions, such as anger and fear, but also less prominent ones, such as frustration and discomfort.

The Prevent Strategy and Right-wing Extremism - A Case Study of the English Defence League (Hardcover): Craig J.J. McCann The Prevent Strategy and Right-wing Extremism - A Case Study of the English Defence League (Hardcover)
Craig J.J. McCann
R3,906 Discovery Miles 39 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 2011 the U.K. Government reviewed its counter terrorism Prevent Strategy to include "all forms of extremism" with an emphasis on right-wing extremism. This book - written by the former Head of Strategy and Policy at the Office of the National Coordinator for Prevent - provides the most detailed assessment yet of this shift in emphasis. It explores how the inclusion of right-wing extremism within the counter terrorism Prevent Strategy impacted local responses to the English Defence League. This is explored through numerous interviews and several case studies which were carried out by the author while he was serving as a senior police officer within the Counter Terrorism Command of the Metropolitan Police Service. The book balances empirical research with practical recommendations for policymakers and practitioners from a unique "insider" perspective. This book will be of appeal to an array of audiences including scholars and students of Terrorism Studies, professionals working in the areas of counter terrorism, public order policing and the promotion of community cohesion, and to those who have an interest in wider non-political responses to right-wing extremism.

Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy - Supporter Activism in Turkey (Hardcover): Daghan Irak Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy - Supporter Activism in Turkey (Hardcover)
Daghan Irak
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Football Fandom, Protest and Democracy offers an in-depth and inside approach to the socio-political history of football in Turkey, where fandom is often revered as part of the national identity, presenting the historical context for football events in the country. Based on original research, the book explores the complex political processes at play in modern Turkey and deepens our understanding of fandom, fan activism and protest movements, questioning all presuppositions about the society and football fandom in Turkey. In particular, it examines the role of football fans in the pro-democracy Gezi Protests of 2013, the history of football in Turkey, the sociology of middle-classes and the transformation of football in the country. Interdisciplinary in nature, this book is a valuable resource for scholars and students of sports sociology, popular culture studies, Turkish studies and media studies.

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