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Mobilizing Grassroots in the City: Lessons for Civil Society Research in Central and Eastern Europe

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: What can we learn about civil society in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Russia from studies on activism within the region’s urban spaces? In this article, we argue that studying urban activism in CEE offers useful insights for general theory building about the importance of uneventful protests, the formation of agency and the processes of becoming active in the public sphere (conceptualized here as “political becoming”), and the enabling role of informality in collective action in adverse contexts. By contributing to our understanding in this way, these insights help to advance relational and process-based conceptions of civil society.

Source: International Journal of Politics Culture and Society

DOI: 10.1007/s10767-019-9320-7

Authors: Kerstin Jacobsson, Elżbieta Korolczuk

Institutions: Södertörn University, University of Gothenburg, University of Warsaw

Language: English

Topic: Eastern European Communism and Reforms

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,690