Title: Origins of the movement’s strategy: The case of the Serbian youth movement Otpor
Abstract:Using the case of the Serbian social movement Otpor (Resistance), this article argues that learning is critical to the development of an effective movement strategy. This article specifies three learn...Using the case of the Serbian social movement Otpor (Resistance), this article argues that learning is critical to the development of an effective movement strategy. This article specifies three learning mechanisms: (1) participation in previous protest campaigns, (2) the cross-national diffusion of ideas, and (3) within-movement deliberation practices. The empirical analysis is based upon semi-structured interviews with former movement participants. This research seeks to contribute to the comparative democratization literature by tracing the development of the movement’s strategy in a hybrid regime falling somewhere between democracy and dictatorship.Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-10-31
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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