Protest, Youth and Precariousness

The Unfinished Fight Against Austerity in Portugal

AvRenato Miguel Carmo,José Alberto Vasconcelos Simões

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Del 27 i serien Protest, Culture & Society

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Beskrivning

After over a decade of the austerity measures that followed the 2008 financial crisis--entailing severe, unpopular policies that have galvanized opposition and frayed social ties--what lies next for European societies? Portugal offers an interesting case for exploring this question, as a nation that was among the hardest hit by austerity and is now seeking a fresh path forward. This collection brings together sociologists, social movement specialists, political scientists, and other scholars to look specifically at how Portuguese youth have navigated this politically and economically difficult period, negotiating uncertain social circumstances as they channel their discontent into protest and collective action.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-04-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:507 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Protest, Culture & Society
Antal sidor:240
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781789206654

Utforska kategorier

Politisk aktivism inom Samhälle och politik
Ekonomisk politik inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Jose Alberto Vasconcelos Simoes holds a PhD in Sociology from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at the New University of Lisbon (NOVA FCSH), where he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology as well as a researcher at the university's Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS NOVA).

Recensioner i media

"By focusing on young people, Protest, Youth, and Precariousness investigates the collective reaction to the economic and financial crisis and the consequent austerity measures most governments have put in place to mitigate or to address it. It questions a precarization of employment that has been accelerated by the crisis and austerity measures. Although the book focuses on one case study, Portugal, the issues it deals with have a much larger scope of relevance, as they affect all European countries and societies." - Simone Baglioni, Glasgow Caledonian University

Innehållsförteckning

List of Figures and TablesList of AbbreviationsIntroductionJosé Alberto Vasconcelos Simoes and Renato Miguel CarmoPart I: Youth Precariousness, Work and Collective ActionChapter 1. Precarious Futures: From Non-Standard Jobs to an Uncertain TomorrowRenato Miguel Carmo and Ana Rita MatiasChapter 2. Neither 'New' nor 'Normal': Tales of Precarity from a Life Course Follow-up Study with Young Adults in Portugal (2009-2016)Magda NicoChapter 3. Precariousness and Multiple Engagement Activism in PortugalNuno de Almeida Alves and David CairnsChapter 4. Collective Action at a Crossroad: Trade Unions and Social Movements in the Age of Labour Precariousness and AusterityDora FonsecaChapter 5. The Precariat Strikes Back? Political Alternatives to Labour DegradationJosé SoeiroPart II: Protest, Media and DemocracyChapter 6. Contentious Portugal: Reverberation of the 1974 Revolution in the Portuguese Anti-Austerity Cycle of ProtestGuya AccorneroChapter 7. Forms of Action, Forms of Organisation and Survival Strategies in the Portuguese Anti-Austerity ProtestsBritta BaumgartenChapter 8. Digital Media, Youth and the New Grammars of Activism in PortugalJosé Alberto Vasconcelos Simoes and Ricardo CamposChapter 9. Reinstitutionalising Democracy: The Role of the Portuguese Elections in Temporally Taming the Democratic CrisisJonas Van VossoleConclusion: Toward a Post-Austerity Turn?Renato Miguel Carmo and José Alberto Vasconcelos SimoesIndex