Citizens' Activism and Solidarity Movements

Citizens' Activism and Solidarity Movements
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9783319761831
ISBN-13 : 3319761838
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Book Synopsis Citizens' Activism and Solidarity Movements by : Birte Siim

Download or read book Citizens' Activism and Solidarity Movements written by Birte Siim and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-09 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the activism and solidarity movements formed by contemporary European citizens in opposition to populism, which has risen significantly in reaction to globalization, European integration and migration. It makes the counterforces to neo-nationalisms visible and re-envisions key concepts such as democracy/public sphere, power/empowerment, intersectionality and conflict/cooperation in civil society. The book makes a theoretical and empirical contribution to citizenship studies, covering several forms such as contestatory, solidary, everyday and creative citizenship. The chapters examine the diverse movements against national populism, othering and exclusion in various parts of the European Union, such as Denmark, Finland, the UK, Austria, Germany, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Italy. The national case studies focus on counterforces to ethnic and religious divisions, as well as genders and sexualities, various expressions of anti-migration, Romanophobia, Islamophobia and homophobia. The book’s overall focus on local, national and transnational forms of resistance is premised on values of respect and tolerance of diversity in an increasingly multi-cultural Europe.

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