Beyond the Usual Suspects? New Participants in Anti-Austerity Protests in Greece

Rüdig, Wolfgang; Karyotis, Georgios

doi:10.17813/maiq.18.3.r3377266074133w5

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“…We take into account the context of the country where the demonstration was held, and also the differences there may be in the reasons to participate, differentiating whether they are occasional or regular participants in collective protest actions. In line with recent work (Verlhust & Walgrave, 2009;Saunders, Grasso, Olcese, Rainsford, & Rootes, 2012;Rüdig & Karyotis, 2013), we understand that even within the same demonstration different profiles of protester may exist: those who have been taking part in protest all their lives (regulars) and those who, due to crisis circumstances and the appearance of a new movement (far from standard political parties or trade unions), are occasionals (those who don't have a long tradition of participation).…”

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“…Verlhust and Walgrave (2009) also studied the differences between firsttimers and stalwarts, testing a series of hypotheses to explain the differences between them. In a more recent work, Rüdig and Karyotis (2013) found new participants to be more similar to the general population than they are to established protesters. Taking into account the findings of the three studies, we can conclude, in fact, there are significant differences among participants, especially considering their history of participation in protest.…”

Section: Different Participants At the Same Demonstration: Occasionalmentioning

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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

Gómez-Román

Cameselle

2016

Eur J Gov Econ

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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.

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Section: Different Participants At the Same Demonstration: Occasionalmentioning

confidence: 96%

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

Gómez-Román

Cameselle

2016

Eur J Gov Econ

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“…These are important questions that cannot be answered by examining the objective conditions that lead to mobilization (Hopkins & Reicher, ); instead, these definitions are contested, with multiple possible positions, especially in the early stages of a movement where its scope and agenda are beginning to be defined. In particular, given that social media are leveraged to broaden support for social movements (e.g., Anduiza, Cristancho, & Sabucedo, ; Barberá et al ., ; Rüdig & Karyotis, ), a rhetorical perspective on social media activity can provide insight on how activists are able to negotiate the subtler and more sensitive aspects of social movements. One such concern is how to manage the contention between growing the movement beyond disadvantaged‐group members and maintaining disadvantaged‐group control over the direction and definition of the movement itself.…”

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Whose tweets? The rhetorical functions of social media use in developing the Black Lives Matter movement

Wilkins

Livingstone

Levine

2019

British J Social Psychol

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Research on collective action frequently characterizes social media as a tool for mobilization. However, social media activity can fulfil a variety of different functions for social change. In particular, the rhetorical functions of social media use by social movements are not well understood. We address this shortfall by analysing the rhetorical functions of Twitter use during an early stage of the Black Lives Matter social movement. We examine how activists used Twitter to balance competing aims for social change, such as growing the movement beyond disadvantaged‐group members, while preventing appropriation or dilution of their message by advantaged‐group ‘allies’. We find that although Twitter users promote different, and often competing, definitions of the issues that the movement represents, rhetorical strategies are used to advance inclusive definitions that focus on racism. When activists address alternative definitions of movement actors and issues, representations of Otherness are used to characterize the proponents of these definitions as in opposition to the movement. Finally, we find that one way of resolving the tension between growing the movement and promoting disadvantaged‐group control is by using identity and technology resources to explicitly define (1) how different groups can be movement advocates, and (2) action strategies for social change.

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“…and (2) a refusal of austerity policies in the context of a crisis (Rüdig & Karyotis 2013). The first element also applies to Brazil and Turkey.…”

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Protests as “Events”: The Symbolic Struggles in 2013 Demonstrations in Turkey and Brazil

Mendonça¹,

Ercan

Ozguc

et al. 2019

Rev. Sociol. Polit.

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Introduction: The concept of “event” offers a valuable lens to understand the discursive contestations in and around protests. Events create ruptures that disturb the logic of continuity and open up new way of thinking and talking about the past and the future. Drawing on this concept, this article analyzes the 2013 protests in Turkey and Brazil. It investigates how the causes of these protests were framed and debated in each country and how these frames shifted over time by opening up new interpretations of the past and the future. Materials and Methods: Data is generated from four Facebook pages capturing the messages posted during the first 30 days of protests in each country. In the Brazilian case, we collected the posts of: (1) Passe Livre São Paulo (301,787 likes), the group that started the wave of protests; and (2) O Gigante Acordou (155,690 likes), a collective that emerged during the protests, representing nationalist perspectives. In total, 626 posts were collected from both pages. In the Turkish case, we analyzed posts that appeared on the pages of : (1) Taksim Dayanismasi (82,479 likes), an association that played a significant role in organizing and mobilizing Gezi Park protests; and (2) Recep Tayyip Erdogan (6,957,408 likes), a pro-government and inherently anti-protest page. We coded each post inductively focusing particularly on the way they framed the causes of the protests. We then identified the number of times each frame was mentioned during the first 30 days of the protests and explored whether and how frames changed over time. Results: Our analysis reveals a significant shift in the way the causes of the protests were framed over time in both countries, yet with different implications. While in Brazil, we observe a frame transformation undermining the initial rationale of the protests, in Turkey we see a frame extension and the emergence of broader issues as the real causes of protests, such as the authoritarian nature of the regime and the restriction of democratic rights in this country. Discussion: The article offers a way of analysing protests based on a conceptual lens of event. It sheds light on the role of social media as a platform for symbolic struggles over the protests. Furthermore, the article opens up a debate about the developments of democracy in both countries.

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Beyond the Usual Suspects? New Participants in Anti-Austerity Protests in Greece

Cited by 44 publications

References 28 publications

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

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

Whose tweets? The rhetorical functions of social media use in developing the Black Lives Matter movement

Protests as “Events”: The Symbolic Struggles in 2013 Demonstrations in Turkey and Brazil

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