This book analyses social movements and radical political parties’ strategies in Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italy from 2008 to today. Events in 2011 such as the Arab Spring and the __indignados__ movement in Spain initiated a new cycle of social protest. This book explores how the economic crisis and policies of austerity have transformed and continue to transform social movements, trade unions and radical political parties in Southern Europe.
The economic crisis has led to a rise in protest movements, which confront political institutions and conventional forms of democracy, and develop new spatial and organisational strategies. This book examines these cases, in addition to those groups who, contrastingly, have used institutional politics to achieve their aims, such as new political parties like Podemos in Spain or Movimento 5 Stelle in Italy.
Analysing the extent to which there has been a change in approach when it comes to contesting neo-liberal capitalism, this book makes an important contribution to the study of social movements and radical politics. With a comparative perspective and an emphasis on studying the largely unexplored recent social and political dynamics in the European periphery, this book is essential reading for students, scholars and activists interested in social movements, radical politics and European politics more generally.

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Beltrán Roca Martínez; Beltrán Roca; Emma Martín Díaz; Ibán Díaz-Parra

Beltrán Roca Martinez; Emma Martín Díaz; Ibán Díaz-Parra

Beltrán Roca,Emma Martín-Díaz and Ibán Díaz-Parra

Ashgate Publishing Limited

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Routledge studies in radical history and politics, Abingdon Oxon ; New York NY, 2018

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Cover 1
Half Title 2
Book Title 4
Copyright 5
Table of Contents 6
List of illustrations 8
Notes on contributors 9
Foreword 13
Introduction: social movements and radical politics in the European periphery – a world-systems analysis 16
The articulation among European Mediterranean countries and northern European countries 17
European periphery, technological rent and financial-real estate circuit 19
Understanding social movements in the post-political era: materialism and the electoral arena 22
The book 27
Notes 29
References 29
1 Radical Left in Portugal and Spain (1960–2010) 32
The Iberian transitions to democracy: intertwined processes 32
Radical projects in Spain and Portugal 34
Revolutionary currents in Portugal 35
The Bloco de Esquerda 41
Revolutionary currents in Spain 41
Conclusions and reflections 50
Acknowledgment 54
Glossary of radical Left political organizations and movements in Portugal and Spain 54
Notes 58
References 59
2 Greece and Italy after the Second World War: contentious politics, cycles of protest and radical Left 63
Introduction 63
Civil war and the constitution of the “cachectic democracy” in Greece 64
Social movements and collective action in the Third Hellenic Republic (1974–2000) 66
From Genoa 2001 to Athens riots 2008 71
Italy 1945–1973: the crisis of the traditional left, and the emergence of the “new grass-roots political militant” 74
The oil crisis of 1973 and its aftermath 75
The years after the lead: 1983–2001 78
Post-2001: precarious labour, housing rights and sustainable development movements 79
Conclusion 80
References 81
3 Indignados, municipalism and Podemos: mobilisation and political cycle in Spain after the Great Recession 85
From the Spain of consumption to the Spain of austerity 86
The indignados and the first responses to the crisis 89
The materialist turn of social protest: 2012–2014 92
The electoral turn: from 2014 to today 98
Acknowledgements 102
References 102
4 Political opportunities, threats and opportunism: examining Syriza’s rise in crisis-ridden Greek politics 105
Introduction 105
Political opportunities and opportunism 107
Data sources and research methods 109
The interactions between opportunists and ideologists 110
Perceptions of threats, opportunity availability, and attributions of responsibility in the Greek anti-austerity campaign 113
Concluding remarks 119
References 121
5 Building the “contraption”: anti-austerity movements and political alternative in Portugal 126
Introduction 126
Austerity, crisis and social protests 127
Social movements and democracy in times of austerity 129
The Left, radicalism and the search for “alternative” 131
Anti-austerity movements and political parties 132
Moments of a protest cycle 135
Beyond the movements: building the “contraption” 138
Conclusion 141
Notes 143
References 145
6 When the Spring is not coming: Radical Left and social movements in Italy during the austerity era 148
The economic crisis in Italy and the absence of an anti-austerity movement 148
The failed momentum: the marginalisation of the radical Left after the G8 protests 149
From the global to the local and return: the No Tav and No Dal Molin movements 152
From the Web to the street: the rise of the M5S 158
Final considerations 163
Acknowledgement 164
Notes 164
References 164
Conclusion: learning from the economic crisis and the protest cycle in the South of Europe – implications for social movements and the Left 167
The responses of labour, left parties and social movements 168
The old is dying and the new is to be born 170
Note 171
Index 172

This book analyses social movements and radical political parties’ strategies in Spain, Greece, Portugal and Italy from 2008 to today. Events in 2011 such as the Arab Spring and the indignados movement in Spain initiated a new cycle of social protest. This book explores how the economic crisis and policies of austerity have transformed and continue to transform social movements, trade unions and radical political parties in Southern Europe.
The economic crisis has led to a rise in protest movements, which confront political institutions and conventional forms of democracy, and develop new spatial and organisational strategies. This book examines these cases, in addition to those groups who, contrastingly, have used institutional politics to achieve their aims, such as new political parties like Podemos in Spain or Movimento 5 Stelle in Italy.
Analysing the extent to which there has been a change in approach when it comes to contesting neo-liberal capitalism, this book makes an important contribution to the study of social movements and radical politics. With a comparative perspective and an emphasis on studying the largely unexplored recent social and political dynamics in the European periphery, this book is essential reading for students, scholars and activists interested in social movements, radical politics and European politics more generally.
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Introduction : social movements and radical politics in the European periphery : a world-systems analysis / Beltrán Roca, Emma Martin-Diaz and Iban Diaz-Parra -- Radical left in Portugal and Spain (1960-2010) / Julio Pérez Serrano -- Greece and Italy after the Second World War : contentious politics, cycles of protest and radical left / Nikos Serdedakis, Elisabetta della Corte and Markos Vogiatzoglou -- Indignados, municipalism and Podemos : mobilization and political cycle in Spain after the great recession / Iban Diaz-Parra, Emma Martin-Diaz y Beltrán Roca -- Political opportunities, threats, and opportunism : examining Syriza's rise in crisis-ridden Greek politics / Kostas Kanellopoulos -- Building the "contraption" : anti-austerity movements and political alternative in Portugal / Elísio Estanque, Hermes Augusto Costa and Dora Fonseca -- When the spring is not coming : the political space left empty by the Italian leftist movements during the contemporary economic crisis / Luca Queirolo Palmas and Simone Castellani -- Conclusions : learning from the economic crisis and the protest cycle in the south of Europe : implications for social movements and the left / Emma Martin-Diaz, Iban Diaz-Parra and Beltrán Roca

2020-06-28