Civic activism unleashed : new hope or false dawn for democracy? / Richard Youngs.
By: Youngs, Richard [author.]
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190931735 (ebook) :Subject(s): Social movements -- Political aspects | Political participation | Social media -- Political aspects | Democracy | Democratization | Civil societyAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190931704DDC classification: 303.484 LOC classification: HM881 | .Y68 2019Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This text examines the changing shape of contemporary civic activism. It investigates what kind of new civic activism is emerging around the world and assesses how far this is really different from more established forms of civil society activity. The work also analyzes the impact of recent civic activism, in particular mass protest, offering a set of variables to help explain cases of success and failure. Finally, the author examines how far international support for civil society has kept pace with the emerging forms of civic activism.
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Previously issued in print: 2019.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This text examines the changing shape of contemporary civic activism. It investigates what kind of new civic activism is emerging around the world and assesses how far this is really different from more established forms of civil society activity. The work also analyzes the impact of recent civic activism, in particular mass protest, offering a set of variables to help explain cases of success and failure. Finally, the author examines how far international support for civil society has kept pace with the emerging forms of civic activism.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 7, 2019).