The unusual weakness of the economic agenda at protests in times of austerity: the case of Serbia
Abstract
The Great Recession of 2008 created a political opportunity for the mobilisation of various social groups, especially those most affected by the crisis. However, the two largest protest waves in Serbia - Against Dictatorship and One of Five Million, did not articulate economic grievances as the most pressing. The main question is why economic demands were so weakly expressed during these protests. Our contention is that the protesters' predominantly middle-class backgrounds and a lack of class solidarity hampered the framing of popular discontent in economic terms. The analysis here is based on surveys of the protest participants.
Keywords:
Anti-austerity / movements / protest / social class / SerbiaSource:
East European Politics, 2023, 1Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Institution/Community
Sociologija / SociologyTY - JOUR AU - Vukelić, Jelisaveta AU - Pešić, Jelena PY - 2023 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4222 AB - The Great Recession of 2008 created a political opportunity for the mobilisation of various social groups, especially those most affected by the crisis. However, the two largest protest waves in Serbia - Against Dictatorship and One of Five Million, did not articulate economic grievances as the most pressing. The main question is why economic demands were so weakly expressed during these protests. Our contention is that the protesters' predominantly middle-class backgrounds and a lack of class solidarity hampered the framing of popular discontent in economic terms. The analysis here is based on surveys of the protest participants. PB - Taylor and Francis T2 - East European Politics T1 - The unusual weakness of the economic agenda at protests in times of austerity: the case of Serbia IS - 1 DO - 10.1080/21599165.2023.2164850 ER -
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Vukelić, J.,& Pešić, J.. (2023). The unusual weakness of the economic agenda at protests in times of austerity: the case of Serbia. in East European Politics Taylor and Francis.(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2023.2164850
Vukelić J, Pešić J. The unusual weakness of the economic agenda at protests in times of austerity: the case of Serbia. in East European Politics. 2023;(1). doi:10.1080/21599165.2023.2164850 .
Vukelić, Jelisaveta, Pešić, Jelena, "The unusual weakness of the economic agenda at protests in times of austerity: the case of Serbia" in East European Politics, no. 1 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1080/21599165.2023.2164850 . .