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Protest in Italy in Times of Crisis: A Cross-Government Comparison

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Using protest event analysis methodology and conceptual and theoretical toolkits developed in social movement studies, this article analyses protest mobilisation during the period of the height of the economic crisis in Italy (2009–2014) by comparing the protest trends in diachronic and comparative perspectives over a period of four different governments. Data show that the Italian anti-austerity protest arena was dominated by ‘old actors’ (the traditional trade unions) and was not able to produce the strong social and political coalitions that emerged in other South European countries. This was due to the specific relationship that developed between civil society and political parties that shaped the forms of anti-austerity mobilisation in this period.

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  • Massimiliano Andretta, 2018. "Protest in Italy in Times of Crisis: A Cross-Government Comparison," South European Society and Politics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(1), pages 97-114, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fsesxx:v:23:y:2018:i:1:p:97-114
    DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2018.1434456
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