Beyond the usual suspects? New participants in anti-austerity protests in Greece
Rudig, Wolfgang and Karyotis, Georgios (2013) Beyond the usual suspects? New participants in anti-austerity protests in Greece. Mobilization, 18 (3). pp. 313-330. ISSN 1086-671X
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Following the emergence of mass protest against the austerity measures taken by the Greek government in 2010, the question arises to what extent the protests are just mobilizing the ‘usual suspects’ of left-wing trade union activists or a new protest generation. Using a general population survey carried out in December 2010, we find that almost one third of the adult Greek population had taken part in anti-austerity protests, but less than one in five had been first time protesters. Comparing new with veteran protesters but also non-protesters, we find that new protest recruits do not fit the expected pattern in many respects. The Greek protest movement has re-mobilized many of the ‘usual suspects’ but it also includes first timers as ‘apprentice’ protesters, particularly in demonstrations, who differ markedly from veteran participants.
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Rudig, Wolfgang  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2620-2570 and Karyotis, Georgios;
| Item type: | Article |
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| ID code: | 44506 |
| Keywords: | anti-austerity protests , Greece, trade unions, Political institutions (Europe), Political Science and International Relations |
| Subjects: | Political Science > Political institutions (Europe) |
| Department: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Government and Public Policy > Politics |
| Depositing user: | Pure Administrator |
| Date deposited: | 20 Aug 2013 14:02 |
| Last modified: | 01 Jan 2021 10:30 |
| URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/44506 |
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