scholarly journals The Multiple Geographies of Peterloo and Its Impact in Britain

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Katrina Navickas
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Popular Protest ◽  
Large Spread

The Peterloo Massacre was more than just a Manchester event. The attendees, on whom Manchester industry depended, came from a large spread of the wider textile regions. The large demonstrations that followed in the autumn of 1819, protesting against the actions of the authorities, were pan-regional and national. The reaction to Peterloo established the massacre as firmly part of the radical canon of martyrdom in the story of popular protest for democracy. This article argues for the significance of Peterloo in fostering a sense of regional and northern identities in England. Demonstrators expressed an alternative patriotism to the anti-radical loyalism as defined by the authorities and other opponents of mass collective action.

Tunisia's “Revolutionary” Lawyers: From Professional Autonomy to Political Mobilization

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (02) ◽  
pp. 311-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Gobe ◽  
Lena Salaymeh
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Political Mobilization ◽  
Professional Autonomy ◽  
Popular Protest ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Civic Professionalism

On January 14, 2011, after twenty‐three years in power and one month of popular protest demanding his resignation, President Ben Ali fled Tunisia. Lawyers, wearing their official robes, had marched frequently in the uprising's demonstrations. By engaging with and supporting the uprising, lawyers—both the profession in general and the bar's leadership—gained considerable symbolic influence over the post‐uprising government that replaced Ben Ali's regime. This article outlines the various forms of political lawyering undertaken by Tunisian lawyers and their professional associations from Tunisia's independence to post‐uprising transitions. We demonstrate that economic concerns, professional objectives, and civic professionalism contributed to the collective action of Tunisian lawyers before and after the uprising. Tunisian lawyers moved beyond the realm of their profession to adopt a role as overseers of the post‐uprising government.

State Rebuilding, Popular Protest and Collective Action in China

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongnian Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Religious Movement ◽  
Falun Gong ◽  
Popular Protest ◽  
Social Protests

Reforms in post-Mao China have led to the rise of social movements and collective action. The Falun Gong movement, a semi-religious movement, in particular has caught worldwide attention. Indeed, social protests have become a norm in China.

The Venezuelan Caracazo of 1989: Popular Protest and Institutional Weakness

2003 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARGARITA LÓPEZ MAYA
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Political Institutions ◽  
Popular Protest

27 February 1989 saw a popular revolt, which was to escalate dramatically, break out in Venezuela. Both Caracas and most of the main and secondary cities of the country were the scene of barricades, road closures, the stoning of shops, shooting and widespread looting. This article describes the events occurring during the Caracazo or Sacudón, as the episode is known, in order to show the key role played by the weakness of a set of social and political institutions in the violent forms of collective action that prevailed. This data, on a comparative basis, may enrich our understanding of other similar uprisings in the region and worldwide.

Ideas and Leaders in Contentious Politics: One Parish Priest in El Salvador's Popular Movement

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 76-101
Author(s):  
PETER M. SANCHEZ
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Contentious Politics ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Political Movement ◽  
Parish Priest ◽  
Historical Moment ◽  
Resource Mobilisation ◽  
The Church

AbstractThis paper examines the actions of one Salvadorean priest – Padre David Rodríguez – in one parish – Tecoluca – to underscore the importance of religious leadership in the rise of El Salvador's contentious political movement that began in the early 1970s, when the guerrilla organisations were only just beginning to develop. Catholic leaders became engaged in promoting contentious politics, however, only after the Church had experienced an ideological conversion, commonly referred to as liberation theology. A focus on one priest, in one parish, allows for generalisation, since scores of priests, nuns and lay workers in El Salvador followed the same injustice frame and tactics that generated extensive political mobilisation throughout the country. While structural conditions, collective action and resource mobilisation are undoubtedly necessary, the case of religious leaders in El Salvador suggests that ideas and leadership are of vital importance for the rise of contentious politics at a particular historical moment.

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