Social Movements in the Balkans

This volume sheds new light on the wave of protests and emerging social movements of Southeast Europe. Placing individual protests in a wider context it highlights connections between different social movements and discusses parallels with similar movements from recent history.

Introduction - Social Movements and Protests in Southeastern Europe. A New Tragedy of the Commons? 1 Divided they Stand: The Dilemma of Non-Formal Political Activism in a Divided Society 2 Maribor's Social Uprising in the European Crisis: from Anti-Politics of People to Politicisation of periphery's surplus population? 3 Of 'Stronger State' and Counter-Democracy. The Street Protests in Bulgaria from 2012 and 2013 in the Accounts of Participants 4 The Space of Social Mobilizations in Greece 5 At the Crossroads of Cultural and Ideological Exchange - Behind the Visual Communications of 2012/2013 Slovene Protests 6 Social Media and 'Balkans' Spring 7 Not Seeing the Forest for the Trees. From Single-Issue Protest to Resonant Mass-Movements in Greece, Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina 8 Mapping Protest Politics: The Roots and Patterns of Elite-Challenging Actions in Post-Communist Southeastern Europe 9 The International Context Of Mass Political Unrest in The Balkans - Conceptual Issues and Perspectives