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Activist Trajectories Across Places and Regimes

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This article focuses on individual and group activist trajectories in Portugal during and after the 1974 revolution. Paying special attention to the role of places in the mobilization process, the goal is to bridge social movement and revolution literature. I will initially provide a synthesis of how places and activist trajectories are addressed in the study of contention. Then I introduce some examples connecting reflections on activist trajectories with the spatial dimension of places. Finally, the article, revisiting some findings of my own long-term research on activist trajectories across regimes, tries to point out some axes of dialogue between social movement and revolution theories, through the lens of activist trajectories across regimes and places.

Source: American Behavioral Scientist

DOI: 10.1177/00027642261461972

Author: Guya Accornero

Institution: Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Language: English

Topic: Communism, Protests, Social Movements

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,650