Civic Participation in Contentious Politics The Digital Foreshadowin
The book examines the highly dynamic political ecology of recent contentious politics and its expanding digital footprint. First, it looks at the attainment of democratic citizenship through practice as street protests attract substantial numbers of follo
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Civic Participation in Contentious Politics
Dan Mercea
Civic Participation in Contentious Politics The Digital Foreshadowing of Protest
Dan Mercea City University London London, UK
Civic Participation in Contentious Politics ISBN 978-1-137-50868-3 ISBN 978-1-137-50869-0 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-50869-0
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This book marks the endpoint of a long journey that commenced in the latter stages of my doctoral degree. Many friends and colleagues have guided and supported me along the way. I am particularly grateful to Brian Loader, Frank Webster, Dave Beer, Paul Nixon, Mark Beeson, Joe Pamphilon, John Scottt, Joanna Redden and Eleftheria Lekakis. Thanks go also to Ştefania Simion, Luminiţa Dejeu, Eugen David, Roxana Pencea, Ramona Duminicioiu, Tudor Brădăţan and Stephanie Roth for the inspiration I drew from their activism and their personal examples of steadfastness. Closer to the present day, I owe a debt of gratitude to Anne Kaun for her pointed comments on early versions of some of the chapters in the book. The anonymous reviewers have equally helped me sharpen the analysis. Last but not least, I thank my wife, Suzi, for subjecting my ideas to a critical scrutiny coming from outside my disciplinary area (and my comfort zone) and matching it with the love and kindness that have enabled me to complete this project. Parts of this book have previously been available as journal articles. In an earlier iteration, Chap. 3 was publis
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